Locating German WW1 & WW2 War Casualties & Prisoners
This ‘compendium’ page is created to provide ManyRoads’ readers with a centralized location to find information, pointers, and links to assist in the search for WW1 & WW2 German War Casualties, Expellees, & Prisoners. Although, the information and pointers remain a work in progress, I hope you will find the information useful.
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The following list of ManyRoads postings provide insight & links in a “how-to” form. The content in these articles is regularly (or semi-irregularly) updated and enhanced (I update each article as I uncover new items and/or “tricks of the trade”.).
- Finding German War Dead
- The Former German Provinces & Missing Persons Search
- ICRC World War 1 Prisoner of War Database
- WW1 German Casualty Lists – 1.WK Armee-Verordnungsblatt Verlustliste
- Danzig- Westpreussen (West Prussia) Heimatortskartei
The following Red Cross sites may also provide help, most especially for WW2 killed, expelled, and imprisoned Germans.
- Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
- Suchdienste des Deutschen Rotes Kreuz (DRK)- German Red Cross
- German Red Cross Tracing Service
- Suchdienst des Österreichischen Roten Kreuzes- Austrian Red Cross
The following list of Internet links may also be of assistance:
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