Book of names and places

Giving the victims their names

Researching the names of those murdered in Grafeneck has been one of the core tasks of the Grafeneck Memorial since its establishment. The book of names has been publicly accessible at the memorial since 1998. Following the last update in fall 2025, the book of names now contains approximately 9,600 names. Research will continue in the future and the book of names will be updated annually.

The names of the victims are listed in alphabetical order. Additional information such as date of birth or place of birth has been omitted. Where known, this data is only accessible to relatives and for official and scientific purposes.

The book of names book is also available in print and can be viewed at the Documentation Center. In addition, a second edition of a book of places contains the origin of the victims, has been available since 2015 and can also be viewed at the Documentation Center.

Over the past two decades, a large number of initiatives have been launched with the support of the memorial to search for traces of the victims. Counties, cities, and municipalities, as well as Stolperstein initiatives, requested the names and reconstructed the victims’ lives. Clinics and institutions for the disabled, where the victims were patients or residents, found ways to commemorate and remember them on site.

The crimes of “euthanasia” have a particularly profound impact on the family histories of people who lost (great-)grandparents, mothers or fathers, sisters or brothers, daughters or sons in Grafeneck.

For inquiries regarding the names of victims, please fill out one of the following forms (personal inquiry or inquiry regarding victims from one or more locations) or alternatively send an email to daniel.hildwein@gedenkstaette-grafeneck.de.

As we receive many inquiries, we kindly ask for your patience.

Personal inquiry

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Information about the person sought

Name, Surename

Birth Name

Date of birth

Place of birth

Places of residence

Official date of death

The (falsified) date of death stated on the perpetrators’ documents

Official place of death

The place of death stated by the perpetrators

Stays in sanatoriums, nursing homes, or psychiatric clinics

Name of the person making the inquiry *

Name, Surename

Address

Phone number

Email address *

Degree of kinship with the person being searched for

Reason for the research *

Further details (documents, statements, background information, etc.)

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Inquiry regarding victims from one or more locations

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Place(s) of origin *

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Name of the person making the inquiry *

Name, Surename

Address

Phone number

Email address *

Degree of kinship with the person being searched for

Reason for the research *

Further details (documents, statements, background information, etc.)

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