Brunswick (Braunschweig) Military Records

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Brunswick (Braunschweig) Websites

 * Military Deaths: Persons from the Duchy of Brunswick, 1811-1812

The Brunswickers in North America 1776-1783
In the War of Independence from 1775 to 1782/83 England reinforced its troups in North Amercia through armies rented in Germany, mainly of Hesse and Brunswick. After the peace treaties of 1782 the survivors of these armies were allowed the return home, however, many decided to settle in North America, and founded families.

A list of casualties of the Brunswick army has been preserved and the Arthur Helmuth Rimpau listed those who deserted, served on the side of the enemy,were released from services, were POWs of known and unknown location and those who served in other functions. The list of these men with their places of origin and last known whereabouts was published in Archiv fùr Sippenforschung, Jahrgang 37, Heft 43 (1971). The periodical can be accessed through FamilySearch, FamilySearch Catalog, call number 943 B2as.

There are names of Brunswick Deserters in the War of Independence inArchiv für Familiengeschichtsforschung 1. Jahrgang, Heft 2 (1997) listed by the author Gerhard Friesen. Between 1776 and 1782 5700 men went to America from Brunswick of which only 2700 men returned home. The rest either died, deserted or received their releases while in America. On page 29 of above named periodical the list of deserters start. The periodical can be accessed through FamilySearch, FamilySearch Catalog, call number 943 B2as.

Germany Nationwide Records Websites

 * Germany &amp; Austria, Directories of Military and Marine Officers, ($). 1500-1939. Index. In German.
 * Germany and Austria, Military and Marine Unit Histories, ($). 1760-1933. Index and images. In German.
 * Germany, Military and Marine Weekly Publications. 1816-1942. Index and images. In German.
 * German Navy Crew Chronicle, ($). 1891-1918. Index. Incomplete.
 * Germany, Torpedo Personnel Register. 1911. Index. Incomplete.
 * German Casualties in the Franco-Prussian War, ($). 1870-1871. Images, no index. In German. Incomplete.

World War I, 1914 to 1918
1914-1918: World War I. Alsace-Lorrraine (Elsaß-Lothringen) returned to France. Parts of eastern Germany ceded to Lithuania and Poland.

Service Records

 * Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918)
 * Histories of German and Austrain Division,1917-1918. NAID 6487553 National Archives
 * Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters, 1914-1918 (Ancestry) ($) - requires Ancestry Worldwide subscription. Over 8 million records. Records are in German.

Casualty Records

 * Germany, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1917 (Ancestry) ($) - requires Ancestry Worldwide subscription. Over 5 million records. Records are in German.
 * Germany, Navy Casualty List, 1914-1915 (Ancestry) ($) - requires Ancestry Worldwide subscription. Records are in German.
 * Genwiki World War I Casualty Lists.
 * The World Remembers - WWI Deaths

Prisoners of War
Cemetery Records
 * Numerical Lists of German Prisoners of War Interned by the American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1918-1919 NAID 6706704
 * Organizational Lists of German Prisoners of War Interned by the American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1918-1919 NAID 1918-1919
 * Lists of German Prisoners of War Assigned to Prisoner of War Company Commanders when Labor Companies were Formed, 1918-1919 NAID 6455801
 * Database of war graves from WW I and WWII German War Cemetery records database

World War II, 1939 to 1945
1939-1945: World War II. Many German records were destroyed.

Prisoner of War Records

 * Prisoner of War Rosters, 1942-1947, National Archives NAID 849166 This collection contains records of prisoners of war interned in the United States
 * Records Relating to Prisoners of War, 1942-1927, National Archives NAID 865093 Includes deaths lists sent to the International Red Cross.
 * Records Relating to German Prisoners of War, 1943-1952, National Archives NAID 876973

Cemetery Records

 * Database of war graves from WW I and WWII German War Cemetery records database