A main focus – to this day

Although these days only a small percentage of the work carried out involves tracing, the ITS is still able to clarify the fate of individuals and to help reunite families.

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"I have a family."

Because many families kept silence about the events of World War II for many years, some fates can only be clarified today. Norbert Miksche tried to get answers for decades. However, his mother broke the silence only shortly before her death.

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Different spelling of names

Often names are spelled in a variety of ways. The ITS has therefore arranged the Central Name Index by an alphabetic-phonetic filing system.

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» Phonetic Classification