1 January 1948Foundation of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Arolsen, American occupation zone, Germany, as a central tracing service for the victims of Nazi persecution.
1955
6 May 1955The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) takes over the sponsorship of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Arolsen, Germany.
1971
2 March 1971The Romanian government sends approximately 155,000 applications for compensation to the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, including thousands of applications from Romanian Roma.
1984
10 May 1984The archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Arolsen, Germany, are closed to research and the public.
2007
27 November 2007The archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, Germany, will be reopened to research and the public due to public pressure.
