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The organizations of the ethnic German Expellee from Yugoslavia have traced the fate of the civilians who perished in the expulsions. In 1991-1995 the results of their research were published in an four volume study that listed the names and cause of death of each person. The following is a summary of their findings.

Description Before Internment In Internment Camps In Flight from Internment Camps In the USSR Total
Murdered 7,199 558 79 7,836
Driven to Death 154 60 0 214
Deaths while escaping 143 143
Famine 47,654 47,654
In Forced Labor 0 0 1,994 1,994
Missing 696 175 18 889
Total 8,049 48,447 240 1,994 58,730

Source: Leidensweg der Deutschen im kommunistischen Jugoslawien / verfasst vom Arbeitskreis Dokumentation im Bundesverband der Landsmannschaft der Donauschwaben aus Jugoslawien, Sindelfingen, und in der Donauschwäbischen Kulturstiftung, München. Imprint München : Die Stiftung, 1991-1995.