Online tracing request Second World War

Please note the following information:

If your permanent residence is not in Germany but abroad, please contact the local National Red Cross/Red Crescent Society first. They will check your search request for jurisdiction and data protection guidelines before forwarding it to the DRK Search Service for initiating further investigations in Germany.

Sought Person - Page 1

Please enter the details of the sought person here. The more details you can provide, the better it is for our search. The details in the fields marked with an * (asterisk) are mandatory, otherwise a search is not possible.

Family name*

First name/s*

Birth name

Please indicate in particular for females

Additional family names

aliases or other ways of spelling names

Place of birth

e.g. also region and country

Year of birth/birth year*

if necessary, a rough estimate such as 1925-30

Sex*

male

female

Last known place of residence/ address

at least country / region

Address of residence at 01.09.1939

Time and place / type of last contact

e.g. letter, personal contact, third party report

Relationship to the missing / sought person*

Please indicate

Reason for tracing request*

Sought Person - Page 2

The information in the following fields can help us a great deal in the identification process. If you cannot provide details to any of the following facts at this moment, you can skip these fields and instead give us some information about yourself.

Marital Status

Family name, first name, birth date of mother

Please indicate if known

Family name, first name, birth date of father

Please indicate if known

Number of children

Additional information / information on persons who may have been with the sought person when contact was lost

e.g. wife, children

Rank, army field post no. or open troops designation, where applicable camp location and camp no.

if former Soldiers

Please add any further details such as occupation, distinguishing marks etc. here

Have you or your family ever had this person traced before?

Yes

No

If yes, please briefly provide any details as far as possible of the delegated organisation, including if known file or case numbers and when the search took place.

Enquirer

We now would like to ask you to provide some information about yourself. Unfortunately we cannot process anonymous requests. The fields marked with an * are mandatory. Your personal data will be passed onto the sought person so that they can decide if they want to contact you.

First Name/s*

Last Name/s*

Birth name

Birth date

Birth place

Street and house number*

Post code*

Town*

Country

Telephone

A lot of questions are easier to resolve on the telephone. If you provide us with your telephone number, we will be happy to call you.

Fax

Email

Please tell us anything else you would like to share with us below.

Online tracing request Second World War

Information on data protection*

Read and accepted (Information on data protection) I hereby declare that all information provided is correct to the best of my knowledge. This applies particularly to information about the sought person, the indicated family relationships, the reason for my tracing request and information about my own identity. I agree that the data provided by me in connection with this tracing request will be stored for tracing services purposes by the GRC Tracing Service.

If you have entered an e-mail address you will automatically receive a confirmation e-mail with the data entered.

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