Displaced persons and late repatriates - affairs

Displaced persons are persons who, as German citizens or German nationals, had their residence in the German eastern territories formerly under foreign administration or in the territories outside the borders of the German Reich according to the territorial status of 31 December 1937 and who lost this residence in connection with events of the Second World War as a result of expulsion, in particular through expulsion or flight.

Spätaussiedler are members of German minorities from the states of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Because of the suffering inflicted on them, particularly as a result of the Second World War, the Federal Republic of Germany considers it its historical obligation to accept these people into Germany. The largest number of ethnic German repatriates come from the republics of the former Soviet Union.

The border transit camp Friedland is the only initial reception facility in Germany for ethnic German immigrants and their family members. They are registered by the branch office of the Federal Office of Administration upon arrival and distributed to the federal states.
Accommodation, care, support and forwarding is provided by the
Border Transit Camp Friedland

After forwarding to the federal states, the final allocation to the districts is made by the Darmstadt Regional Council. The Social Affairs Department is responsible for accommodation and care in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.