Thanks Etienne, Hope you enjoyed your vacation. "Is there a website somewhere where "old" site contents have been saved?" Sorry but I have no idea if there is such a site. MIA = Missing in Action KIA = Killed in Action These volumes were expensive but worth it. I've been attempting to acquire the volumes for about a year. I first viewed photo exhibits at the Hatten museum and a couple of years later and with the assistance of a cousin acquired copies of similar photos but just for Oberseebach. Last year I determined while looking at the death transcripts (some after 1948) that there were other soldiers from Oberseebach who were not listed in these volumes. Since then I've been able to obtain photos of all the Catholic men (26 of 27 are cousins). I'm still seeking photos for several more of the Protestants but never had the time to scan through their death transcripts to determine if others were missed. My next project will be an attempt to find other cousins listed in these volumes. A difficult task not having the names of their parents and grandparents but now a new project when I return to Alsace. I know at least 2 cousins who were captured and were POWs in Russian camps. One still lives in Oberroedern and the other still resides in Seebach. Take care. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Etienne Herrbach" <etienne.herrbach@wanadoo.fr> The soldiers listed in this book are called "Malgré-nous" (difficult to translate in English). It refers to the men from annexed Alsace and Moselle who were forced during WW2 by the Nazis to act as German soldiers against their will. Because the Nazis didn't trust them, they sent them mostly to the East front, where many of them died. Many came back after months or years of captivity in Russian camps, especially in Tambov.