Village of Katschmar / Katymár

20.11.1945

Regarding the return settlement of Germans from Hungary to their mother-country is announced:

According to the decision of the three allied powers at the Berlin Conference, the German inhabitants of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary are to be moved to Germany.

This decree is no punishment measure against the German inhabitants. They belong in their own homeland, to their own race brothers, into a related circle where they can be taken care of.

The Germans returning from Hungary to their mother country will be settled into a zone of Germany under American occupation.

The Allied Control Commission together with the Hungarian government pray that the relocation in humane manner will go according to plan, systematically and smooth.

Those that must be resettled are those that declared themselves in the last census of the German nationality and/or mother-tongue, as well as those that gave their German-sounding family name instead of their Hungarian, as well as the members of the German Folk Groups or a German armed formation (SS).

Excluded are those who are married to a spouse not of German nationality and mother tongue, including their minor children and parents and grandparents if they are more than 65 years old.

Petitions on the basis of points 2 and 3 of the government ordinance no. 12330/1945 are in the hands of the Hungarian Secretary of the Interior appointed for each village..

The re-settlers will be taken in heated cars, with sleeping chairs; for their sanitary provision, corresponding measures will be taken.

The homeward bound are allowed to take their valuables (jewelry and gold) with the exception of foreign currencies; the most necessary clothing, linens, handwork, and household goods; furthermore, each person is to take 20 kilo of provisions (including 1 kilo lard, 2 kilo meat, 7 kilo flour, bread or dough, 2 kilo fruit, 2 kilo potatoes). Total weight for the entire luggage is not to exceed 100 kilo per person, which includes the 20 kilo provisions above. For the reduction of unnecessary load and better handling, these things should be packed up in sacks.

Loading Station Katymar

The returnees are to work quietly and cooperatively with the officials to ensure good execution and to ease their workload.

On the day of the resettlement.

Statements out of the ordinance of the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior on 20.11.1945.

Those people affected by the resettlement, whether they live in or out of the country.

The heretofore owner (gentleman) may not sell or burden (mortgage?) the property. He may only take those things (groceries, food or firewood) for himself and his family -- the most required normal amount.

An offense of Section 1) is Forbidden, as well as damages or annihilation of the valuables seized, is punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.

The index of the mobile goods will be examined by a five-member group.

This group will consist of village or city board of directors, Gendarmerie or trustworthy people selected by the community.

The index of the mobile goods should contain the following data:

a) That to the economy belonging living and dead inventories after type and number of pieces. With animals, race, age as well as special marks. With animals, the cattle passport of the owner must be taken off and the record must be fastened.

b) Groceries, grain-products and lining means are supposed to be indicated after sort and the weight after estimation.

c) Furniture, clothing and other mobile objects are supposed to be recorded also after type and number of pieces.

d) Warehouses, businesses, workshops, raw materials especially are supposed to be recorded.

e) Next to the inventory, the state of the house is supposed to be described. The method of building, number of the rooms, type of the roofing, the size of the living space, as well as the yard place in square meters.

f) Three copies of these records are to be completed. Besides the person filling out the form, the previous owner now subject to the resettlement must sign.

The objects registered in the records will remain in the use of the previous owners until the resettlement.

The community board of directors (mayor) is held in personal liability to ensure, that the prescribed quantities are not exceeded. (Groceries, lining, fuel).

To bring furniture, agricultural implements, as well as living animals, is forbidden.

Whether the baggage exceeds the prescribed weight of 100 kilos per person, may be judged only after estimation.

It is absolutely forbidden to search the persons obligated to the resettlement.

The collection of the name list should especially be quickly brought forward.

It is to be respected on that all family members travel in one and the same car.

All persons of a group must be examined 24-48 hours before the trip by a group of three physicians. All persons must be in the possession of a medical health pass.

There may not be more than 30 people in each car. A resettlement train will contain 40 cars. Each train must have at a minimum one doctor and two nurses. Sufficient medicines, as well as supplies, must also be supplied.

The re-settlers may not leave the village without police approval. Such approval is only to be given under unusual circumstances. Whoever leaves nevertheless their residence, or opposes the re-settlement itself, is to be taken into police safe-keeping or interned in Germany.

This decree comes into effect on the day of publication.

Budapest 1946 Jan. 4. Nagy Imre S. K. Innenminister