I found the registration card of a far relative (Wasser) in El Shatt camp after WWII. Rather surprising since this woman had nothing to do with Yougoslavia and was registered in a german Gedenkbuch as deported from Berlin to Riga in 1942 . Her sister in law , living in USA appears in the line “ applicant”.
Might anybody make things clearer for me? Thanks in advance
Catherine Morin, France
Bonjour Catherine,
It’s difficult to answer this question without further information, such as what type of document you refer to. Perhaps a CLI card? These „applicants“ are searching for the persons the card is about.
(click on the card for more explanations)
Here is an overview of the different kinds of documents stored in Arolsen
Here you could search for names and topics yourself:
Arolsen online archives
this ENC-Forum
the „old“ zooniverse ENC Forum
You can also send a request to the Arolsen Archives.
Maybe you also find this Pinwand thread helpful (various databases are linked there)
I’m forwarding your question to the Arolsen team.
Kind regards to France!
Dear Catherine,
thank you for your message, that sounds really interesting. For thorough research, we ideally need the relevant document and further information.
Routebleue has already given you some good starting points if you would like to do further research yourself.
Alternatively, you are welcome to submit a request directly via our website.
Best,
Mareike