G'day, I have a question about the Deutsche Afrika Korps and am asking if anyone is familiar with it. I am looking for my family and I have recently discovered my Oppa Franz Kaiser was drafted in 1941 from his home town Gr Betschkerek. He was 17 when he was drafted and was sent to Africa. Later he was sent to Egypt as POW and then returned to Wolfsegg, Austria (not sure when or the time frames). He worked in Vocklabruck building the Flukolager after 1948. I have photos taken in 1941 in Afrika then nothing until his wedding in 1948. I also have photos of the Flukolager being built. My question is does any one know how I find out the information of the men who were sent to AfrikaKorps from Gr. Betschkerek? I am wondering if my Oppa's brothers may have been sent at a later date. Their names are Stephan, Nikolaus and Mathias Kaiser. I am desperate to find my great uncles as they are the only link left in my family that may be alive. I know my family was in Gr Betschkerek at least until the death of my great grandmother Magdalena (Gangl) Kaiser in November 1944. Her husband (Nikolaus Kaiser) was last known to be in Steyr in 1948 but I am not sure if he was with his sons and youngest child Elisabeth Stephania Kaiser (she would have been about 13 or 14 years old at the time). He was at my Oppa's wedding in 1948 but I have no information on who survived and who didn't. I am looking for descendants and hope you can help re-unite me with my lost family. Any help with any information or insight to Banaters in the Afrika Korps would be greatly appreciated. I can be reached by email akaiser@gordontafe.edu.au Kind regards from Australia Mandy Kaiser This message is confidential and may contain proprietary or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of the email or any part thereof (including any attachment), is prohibited and you should notify the sender and delete this email immediately. To the fullest extent permitted by law the Gordon accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may result from your receipt of this message or any attachments.

Hello Mandy, I've just come across an article that might be of interest : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps Some of the German prisoners also were sent to Canada, not only to the U.S., as per a related document in French language. Cheers! Tina Michel, Montreal, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Kaiser via" <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> To: <donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 1:49 AM Subject: [DVHH] Banaters & Afrika Korps > > G'day, > I have a question about the Deutsche Afrika Korps and am asking if anyone > is familiar with it. I am looking for my family and I have recently > discovered my Oppa Franz Kaiser was drafted in 1941 from his home town Gr > Betschkerek. He was 17 when he was drafted and was sent to Africa. Later > he was sent to Egypt as POW and then returned to Wolfsegg, Austria (not > sure when or the time frames). He worked in Vocklabruck building the > Flukolager after 1948. I have photos taken in 1941 in Afrika then nothing > until his wedding in 1948. I also have photos of the Flukolager being > built. > > My question is does any one know how I find out the information of the men > who were sent to AfrikaKorps from Gr. Betschkerek? I am wondering if my > Oppa's brothers may have been sent at a later date. Their names are > Stephan, Nikolaus and Mathias Kaiser. I am desperate to find my great > uncles as they are the only link left in my family that may be alive. > > I know my family was in Gr Betschkerek at least until the death of my > great grandmother Magdalena (Gangl) Kaiser in November 1944. Her husband > (Nikolaus Kaiser) was last known to be in Steyr in 1948 but I am not sure > if he was with his sons and youngest child Elisabeth Stephania Kaiser (she > would have been about 13 or 14 years old at the time). He was at my Oppa's > wedding in 1948 but I have no information on who survived and who didn't. > I am looking for descendants and hope you can help re-unite me with my > lost family. > > Any help with any information or insight to Banaters in the Afrika Korps > would be greatly appreciated. > > I can be reached by email akaiser@gordontafe.edu.au > Kind regards from Australia > Mandy Kaiser > > > This message is confidential and may contain proprietary or legally > privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of the email or > any part thereof (including any attachment), is prohibited and you should > notify the sender and delete this email immediately. To the fullest > extent permitted by law the Gordon accepts no liability for any loss or > damage which may result from your receipt of this message or any > attachments. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > Aucun virus trouve dans ce message. > Analyse effectuee par AVG - www.avg.fr > Version: 2013.0.3485 / Base de donnees virale: 3955/7936 - Date: > 28/07/2014 >