Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mihai Pelin akaberekwa mukupera kwaAugust 1940 muCernăuți, iyo
rakanga rapambwa neSoviet Union mwedzi miviri yakanga yapfuura. Baba vake, Spiridon, vakanga vari mushandi wechitima apo amai vake vakanga vari mudzimai womumba, uye rutivi rwemhuri yake rwakanga rune midzi yePoland neGermany. MuHondo Yenyika II, Pelin akapedza nguva yake naambuya vake muBessarabia pamwe chete nemauto eGermany, vasati vaenda kuBucharest muna 1944.