Hello Helmut, Thank you for sharing your story.On this page: http://dvhh.org/genealogy/See below text & links. Maybe the your relatives are listed.  Totenbuch der Donauschwaben (The Book of the Dead of the Danube Swabians) - The genocide of the Germans in Yugoslavia between 1944 and 1948 ... The Danube-Swabian Association (DAG) has published this documentation on the Internet making it accessible to all interested persons, particularly to our young generation.  The following file versions are available:PDF, listed alphabetically by SURNAMEPDF, sorted alphabetically by HOME COMMUNITIES.xlsx file, sorted alphabetically by SURNAME.xlsx file, sorted alphabetically by HOME COMMUNITIESA group of us researchers met up in Romania and Tom Betz was there:http://www.dvhh.org/temesquarters/travelers.htm Kind regards,Jody McKim Pharr Sent from my Galaxy Tab® E -------- Original message --------From: PG Baitz via DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES <[email protected]> Date: 11/11/17 12:14 PM (GMT-05:00) To: DVHH Posts <[email protected]>, Banat List <[email protected]> Subject: [DVHH] Hetin, Banat Geneology Search Guidance BAITZ Surname Greetings fellow Schwabians, This is an account from my Tante (Aunt) who is alive and well today, she was born 1930 in Karlovac, Banat and left when she was 13 years old to live with friends in Austria with her mother Mathilde (knee Vojna in Werschetz, Banat), younger brother (my father born Graz, Austria 1937 - they visited Austria over time), and a hired laborer, to avoid the bombing and bloodshed of the war. As they were fleeing "the allies", my father was shot in the leg... they wanted to amputate his leg, but Mathilde would not allow them, which was a very good thing as all healed well in time. My father also corroborated some of this information earlier in my life, but he was seven years younger than my Tante, both children of Anton and Mathilde migrated to The United States of America in the early 1950's. Her father and my Grandfather, Anton Baitz grew up in Hetin, Banat his family was dwelling in the Banat for 250-300 years, they were from the Black Forest region in Germany and came to Banat through Ulm. In Wien the spelling of their surname was changed from Beitz to Baitz. The family practiced the Catholic faith. Anton's father Michael Baitz was a butcher and Anton's mother's name was Magdellena (Lena), they were both taken by the red army and never seen or heard of again after the war as they were proud to be German and stated such to the authorities that divided up the peoples in that area at the time. My Aunts account is they were living with friends in Austria and were ordered to report back to the Banat (then in Jugoslav/Yugoslavia) shortly after the war, my Grandmother spoke multiple languages and said she was Hungarian not German and her daughter was a deaf mute and couldn't talk. That's how they were released, but her father and mother in law were taken away and never seen or heard of again. We can only assume they were taken off to death or labor camps somewhere. They were separated from Anton - who was a doctor - as he had no choice but to serve in the war under duress, and after the war he went to Austria. Anton was a surgeon (later dentist) through University Hospital in Salzburg Austria (he had studied at the University of Graz), he could never find a trace of his parents though he tried very hard to find them. His family lost all their homes, lands and possessions as all was taken from them and many others after the war. Anton Baitz also had an uncle Anton Michael Baitz. See old photos #1 below of his father Michael, wife Magdellena, Anton himself, uncle Anton Michael, and mother of Michael standing in front of their house in Hetin (Tamasfalva). The older woman in front of picture #2 is stated by Anton to be his grandmother, as written on the back with this information by Anton Baitz that I've attached to this posting. I'm seeking to find Michael and Magdellena parents names and surnames and all related ancesters to know our genelogy. Any assitance you can give me to point me in the right direction is much appreciated. Thank you. Helmuth Baitz [AntonBaitzFamilyHetinBanat01.png]. [AntonBaitzFamilyHetinBanat02.png] Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message