The Danube Swabians

Scope and Objectives.- One Hungary.- I. The early Magyar State — First German immigrations.- II. The 18th century “Great Swabian Migration” — The Austrian military border — Growing differences — Swabian settlements in Hungary.- III. Socio-economic texture of the Swabians in the period before World War II.- IV. Hungarian policies on minorities education, 1868–1944 — Patterns in culture.- V. Relations between state and minorities in the period before Hitler.- VI. Swabian views on the Magyar state idea — Political and organizational texture of the Swabians in the pre-Hitler period.- VII. Relations of the Volksdeutsche with Germany and Austria before the Nazi era — The role of the Deutsches Auslandsinstitut.- VIII. Political and organizational texture of the Swabians from the rise of Hitler to the end of World War II — The course of nazification.- IX. The Swabians and the third Reich — Nazified and “co-ordinated” — Recruited for the Waffen SS.- X. Hungary and Hitler’s Germany — Currents and counter-currents — Hungarian visions and realities.- XI. Wartime territorial gains of Hungary and the Swabians of these areas — Variations on an old theme.- XII. Evacuation and flight.- XIII. The immediate post-World War II period.- XIV. Expulsion — The Swabians in present day Hungary.- XV. Post mortem on the expulsion.- XVI. The “Great Homecoming” — Settlement in West Germany.- Two Rumania.- XVII. A survey of the Danube Swabians in Rumania.- a. Volume and habitat.- b. Socio-economic fabric.- c. Church, school and cultural orientation.- d. Political orientation, nazification, World War II.- e. Transfer effectuated by the Nazis.- f. Flight and evacuation.- g. The situation after the defeat of Nazi-Germany.- Three Yugoslavia.- XVIII. The Swabian scene before the rise of Hitler.- a. Volume and habitat.- b. Socio-economic fabric.- c. Church, school and cultural organizations.- d. Political orientation.- XIX. The Swabian scene after the rise of Hitler.- a. World War II and the Volksdeutsche.- b. Transfer and evacuation effectuated by the Nazis.- c. Flight and evacuation of the Volksdeutsche from Yugoslavia.- d. The situation after the restoration of the Yugoslav State.- Four Summary and conclusions.- XX. Taking stock.- Map.