Banat History

Ethnic Germans in the Banat: Forgotten —Yet Timely —History By Stefan Bastius

1700's

Settlements in the Banat (1763‑1773) [Chapter 10 from volume 3, of the book "Ethnographie der Oesterreichischen Monarchie" by Karl Czoernig, 1857] Translated by Nick Tullius 27 Oct 2008, published at DVHH.org 16 Jan 2009 

Florimund Claudius Graf Mercy (1666-1734) ~ "Count Mercy – Colonizer and Governor", by Wilhelm Reiter. Contributed by Jody McKim, translated by Nick Tullius 20 Sep 2008, published at DVHH.org 08 Oct 2008

The Banat – a “Penal Colony“ of Maria Theresia? by Dr. Hans Dama, translated by Nick Tullius, published at DVHH.org 23 Sep 2008

The History of the German Lutheran Congregations In the Banat by Hans Walther Röhrig, Leipzig, 1940, Summarized and Translated By Henry A. Fischer

Temeschburg in Battle Against the Turkish Yoke by Anton Zollner, translated by Brad Schwebler 2004

Colonization of the Banat Following its Turkish Occupation, The - With particular emphasis on emigration from Lorraine and Luxemburg (Southern Belgian province of Luxemburg), Author Unknown

The First German Settlers in the Banat Community of Bogarosch © copyright 1942 by Revised by Dr. Berta List; A Contribution to the History of Migration of the German People

French & German Settlers from Alsace-Lorraine, Luxembourg & Trier - includes 106 family names & a small list with statements of origin by Peter Schiff (Mercydorf 1734-1934)

The Banat Swabians - Zentrum gegen Vertreibungen presents excellent short histories of the German expellees and their homelands

1800's

An Englishman Travels the Banat (mid-1800s) by John Paget

Old Homeland Postal Service by Anton Zollner

The garrison of Dresden was destined to be sent as prisoners of war to the Bannat of Temeswar - 1814

Civic Culture in Banat and Transylvania (Between 1880 and 1918 an unprecedented demographic explosion happened in the towns of the region. New and numerous buildings were constructed not only in the big cities, but in small towns, too, giving them a European architectural configuration.) The Role of Timisoara in the 1989 Transformation of the Romanian Political Order

1920's

1921 The Treaty of Trianon & the Dismemberment of the Kingdom of Hungary

The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side, and Hungary, seen as a successor of Austria-Hungary, on the other. It established the borders of Hungary and regulated its international situation. Hungary lost over two-thirds of its territory and about two-thirds of its inhabitants under the treaty.[1]. The principal beneficiaries of territorial adjustment were Romania, Czechoslovakia, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The treaty was signed on June 4, 1920, at the Grand Trianon Palace in Versailles, France.

 

The Treaty of Trianon of 1920 whereby Hungary lost one-third of its territory and population to Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia

1940's
"the way of sorrows" for the Donauschwaben
Concise accounts of war crimes during and after World War II
Extermination In the Yugoslavian Banat

New:  Finding Vital 1796-1945 Data Regarding German and Hungarian Ancestors of Banat(ska) Topola and Novo Selo, Plus an Exposé About the Local 1945-1946 Internment Camp for Germans of Yugoslavia; By Jacob Steigerwald - The publication should also be of particular interest to descendants of Danube Swabians who have been wondering about actual procedures that Tito’s partisans employed in wiping out the ethnic group. In a variety of ways, my account also has relevance regarding criminal actions against indigenous Germans elsewhere in the country, from 1944 until 1948. [16 Nov 2009]

Völkermord der Tito-Partisanen" 1944-1948" Chapter 1 (Genocide Carried out by the Tito Partisans) by Österreichische Historiker-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Für Kärnten und Steiermark (Austrian Historian Working Group for Carinthia and Styria).

Genocide in the Yugoslavian Banat - (Chapter 3) Translated by Henry Fischer (Following the First World War the Banat was divided between Yugoslavia & Romania, with two thirds going to Romania & one third annexed to Yugoslavia) "This is where innocent blood flowed like a river"

Deported to the USSR - Frankfurt/Oder - Door to Freedom and End Station for Many by Peter Krier

Fate of the Donauschwaben "January 14, 1945" by Alex Leeb

Genocide, Horror & Survival by John Mueller - A most descriptive first-hand account of a Banater from Mastort who suffered and survived Tito's concentration and extermination camps from 1944 to 1948.

Deportation to the Soviet Union by Anton Neidenbach

Last Letters from a Deportee by Peter Krier

Memories of September & October 1944 by Alex Leeb

Survivors of slave labor in Russia for four years Deportation to Russia by Sister Susanne Kullowitch

Banat in the News: Germans March into Rumania to Eat [Newspaper Article 1941]

 

1950's

Banaters & the Baragan-Steppe

From the West to the East and from the East to the West: identity avatars of the French Banaters by Smaranda Vultur

 

1970's

My Escape From Romania by Herwig Stefan, translated by Diana Lambing

Life in our new Heimat by Helene Schuch

Memories of Our Resettlement by Helene Schuch

1980's

The End of the German Banat Villages - The Anton Bedoe Zollner Series

Communist Ghosts by Anonymous

Looking back into history

100th Year Banater Swabian in Austria 1907-2007 by Hans Dama, translated by Nick Tullius

1907-2007 Photo Collection by Hans Dama, translated by Nick Tullius

Banat Swabians, Danube Swabians & Their Future by Hans Gehl, translated by Nick Tullius

Ethnic Structure of the population of the Banat for the period 1910-1991


 

1700's

1800's

1920's

1940's

1950's

1970's

1980's

Looking Back

Finding Vital 1796-1945 Data Regarding German and Hungarian Ancestors of Banat(ska) Topola and Novo Selo, Plus an Exposé About the Local 1945-1946 Internment Camp for Germans of Yugoslavia; By Jacob Steigerwald - The publication should also be of particular interest to descendants of Danube Swabians who have been wondering about actual procedures that Tito’s partisans employed in wiping out the ethnic group. In a variety of ways, my account also has relevance regarding criminal actions against indigenous Germans elsewhere in the country, from 1944 until 1948. [16 Nov 2009]

 


 

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