on an actual enumeration of the dead. Former eastern territories of Germany — 218,000 German civilians were deported to the USSR and at least 100,000 to 125,000 died. Romania — 75,000 German civilians were deported to the USSR and that 15% (10,000) did not return. Hungary — 30,000 to 35,000 German civilians were deported to the USSR and that death toll was 6,000. Yugoslavia — 27,000 to 35,000 German civilians were deported to the USSR and that death toll was 4,500 to 5,000. German Red Cross estimates The West German Search Service working with the German Red Cross attempted to trace German civilians deported to the USSR and estimate the approximate number who died. The results of these West German efforts to trace the fate of those deported was detailed in a study by Kurt Böhme published in 1965 Gesucht wird, Sought After. The number of deported was derived by estimating the number of persons sent to the USSR, and was not based on an actual enumeration. The work of the German Search Service to trace the fates of civilians in eastern Europe was only partially successful. The figures for those deported and deaths were rough estimates and not always based on confirmed reports. As of 30 September 1964, the Search Service compiled information on 504,153 German civilians interned in the USSR (217,827 were still alive in 1964, 154,449 had returned home, 85,145 were reported missing, and 46,732 confirmed dead as forced laborers). The figures from the German Red Cross are cited in some English language accounts of the German civilians deported to the USSR. Forced labor of German civilians - estimate by German Red Cross in 1964 Source of figures: Kurt W. Böhme - Gesucht wird - Die dramatische Geschichte des Suchdienstes Süddeutscher Verlag, München 1965 Page 275 Notes: These categories in the Red Cross figures for deportees are also listed above in the Russian archive statistics. A. Reparations Deportees ("reparationsverschleppte") Ethnic German civilians conscripted for labor in the Soviet Union for damages caused by Germany during the war. Origin- Former eastern territories of Germany and Poland -233,000; Romania 80,000: Hungary 35,000 and Yugoslavia 27,000. Most of the survivors were released by 1950. E. "Forced Service" ( "Zwangsverpflichtete") -In the latter part of 1946 6,000 skilled workers mostly from the Soviet occupation zone accompanied by 20,000 family members were conscripted for work in the USSR under contract for five