The GRC Tracing Service Hamburg Office has extensive holdings and - under specific conditions - also provides information from the available data and information.
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We are happy to receive research inquiries or inquiries in connection with the compilation of a chronicle of your community or your local history association.
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The emigration of Germans to Eastern and Southeastern European countries has a long history. Life as a minority was often marked by resettlement and discrimination.
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The search for relatives separated by armed conflict and the clarification of missing persons' fates have been part of the GRC's work from the very beginning.
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The International Tracing Service Network consists currently of 192 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (as of December 2019) and the Central Tracing Service of the International Committee…
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The work of the GRC Tracing Service is a core service of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Its mission is to preserve the humanitarian right to know how one’s relatives are doing or what has…
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You have questions about family reunification of ethnic German repatriates. We have compiled some frequently asked questions (FAQ) on this subject with answers from the GRC Tracing Service.
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The GRC Tracing Service enables the exchange of messages between relatives who have lost contact to each other and cannot communicate using conventional means.
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The GRC Tracing Service supports relatives in clarifying the fate of prisoners of war and missing persons from the Second World War. This allows many families to finally get certainty.
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