Escapees – database

First Name (Latin letters)

Search by name, but only with the use of Latin characters (without diacritics – Polish and foreign). It will search for the first names containing the entered text, also with diacritics (e.g. searching for “luk” will result in “Łukasz”, “Lukrecja” etc.). Only one of the first name search fields – Latin letters or DM Soundex – can be filled in.

Last Name (Latin letters)

Search by surname and maiden name, but only with the use of Latin characters (without diacritics – Polish and foreign). People with names or maiden names containing the entered text, also with diacritical marks (e.g. searching for “mul” will result in “Szmulewicz”, “Müller” etc.). Only one of the last name search fields, Latin letters or DM Soundex, can be filled in.

First Name (DM Soundex)

DM Soundex is a phonetic search designed especially for Slavic and Yiddish languages. Names that sound similar will be found. Entering at least 3 letters (e.g. “Ewa” will search in addition to the name you are looking for (here: “Ewa”) also names that sound similar, e.g. “Ahuwa”, “Jehoszua” and others. You can fill in only one of the first name search fields – Latin letters or DM Soundex.

Last Name (DM Soundex)

DM Soundex is a phonetic search designed especially for Slavic and Yiddish languages.  Names that sound similar will be found. Both surnames and maiden names are searched. Entering at least 3 letters (e.g. “lipszyc”) will search in addition to the name or maiden name also surnames that sound similar, e.g. “Lifszyc”, “Liwszyc” or “Lipska”. Only one of the last name search fields, Latin letters or DM Soundex, can be filled in.

Date of birth

Search by date of birth. Dates are in the format DD.MM.YYYY. When only the month is known, it is given in words. Sample search results “20” – born persons 20.12.1860, or in 1920.

Cities (standard)

Search by cities of birth, residence before or during the war that meet the criteria, but only with the use of Latin characters (without diacritics – Polish and foreign). Searching for “warsaw” will result in all people who were born in Warsaw, lived in Warsaw before the war, or ended up in Warsaw during the war. When you enter the first three characters, the system will show you a prompt. Only one of the city search fields can be completed – standard or DM Soundex.

Cities (DM Soundex)

DM Soundex is a phonetic search designed especially for Slavic and Yiddish languages, finding cities that sound similar. Search by cities of birth, residence before or during the war that meet the criteria. Searching for “Połaniec” will result in all people who were born in Połaniec (or similarly sounding “Falenica”), lived here before the war, or found themselves during the war. Only one of the city search fields can be completed – standard or DM Soundex.

Sort by

Sorting search results (ascending or descending) according to criteria, e.g .:
– date of addition
– names of persons
– the city of residence.

Page

Number of records shown on one page; you can choose to display search results after 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1000 records on one page.