590 members of various groups targeted for persecution recount their memories in life story interviews in 25 different languages. The interviews were conducted in 2005-2006. The archive contains 32 subsets compiled from various interview projects in 26 countries under the direction of the FernUniversität in Hagen – University of Hagen.

A selection of biographies depicts the diversity of the lives and experiences of the witnesses in the archive. For reasons of privacy, registration for the use of the archives and acceptance of the Terms of Use are required.

A fulltext search in the interview-transcripts is available for registered users. By categories such as "group", "deployment area" or "language", the interviews can be filtered. An interactive map enables users to search for sites of biographical relevance to the interviewees.

Introductory Film:

A video clip about the project "Forced labor 1939-1945" is only available in German. Click here »