Schieder Commission
The West German government sponsored Schieder commission during the 1950s documented the population transfer of Germans from East-Central Europe after World War II. The head of the Commission was Dr. Theodor Schieder a rehabilitated former member of the Nazi party. In 1952 Schieder was chosen by the West German government to head the Commission that would document the fate of the Germans from Eastern Europe.
The Schieder commission made estimates of the numbers of German civilians who died in the expulsions and those deported to the USSR for forced labor. These estimates are still cited in current accounts of the expulsions and deportations.
The following is a summary of the estimates by the Schieder commission for forced labor only. The figures are rough estimates and are not based 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 .
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