The following holdings, regardless of their place of origin, are located at the GRC Tracing Service Munich Office (since 1982 archive and documentation centre of the GRC Tracing Service).
The following holdings, regardless of their place of origin, are located at the GRC Tracing Service Munich Office (since 1982 archive and documentation centre of the GRC Tracing Service).
These indexes usually contain the search and index cards of individual cases, which are customary in international tracing, as well as Red Cross Messages received through the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, and evaluations of state lists provided on certain groups of fates or immigrants.
(formerly regional enquiry services)
The documents acquired from all of the above-mentioned tracing service institutions of the German Red Cross document the history of the GRC Tracing Service, in particular the planning and implementation of tracing projects (interviewing of returnees, missing persons lists, missing persons’ photo collections, contracts with foreign archives), assessments, special inquiries, the exchange of tracing requests with the sister societies of the international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as the activities of the German Red Cross in the field of family reunification and welfare and health assistance.
About 6,000 photos of returnees/late returnees, searching children, encounters. Picture collections on the history of the GRC Tracing Service.
Collection of topographical, political, historical and military maps (Wehrmacht maps) as well as special maps for tracing purposes (groups of fates, places of deportation and camp areas).
Please note that we can only grant you access to the archive and documentation centre after a written pre-registration/request. We will be pleased to inform you prior to your visit about the requirements for viewing the records. The contact details of the archive and documentation centre can be found here. .