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Uprooted: Refugees in Europe 1945–1960 and Indochina 1975–1990 · THE MAP IN

Map of refugees in Europe in February 1948

Communists take Prague

Refugees in Europe in February 1948: Communists take Prague. Since July 1947, 2 territories changed status on this map: Czechoslovakia (Czech lands) and Czechoslovakia (Slovakia).

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Map of refugees in Europe in February 1948: Communists take Prague. Colours show Soviet-occupied or communist, Western bloc or democracy, Germany and Austria occupied.
FEB 1948 · UPROOTED: REFUGEES IN EUROPE 1945–1960 AND INDOCHINA 1975–1990

What changes on the map

Czechoslovakia (Czech lands)Neutral or between the blocs → Soviet-occupied or communist
Czechoslovakia (Slovakia)Neutral or between the blocs → Soviet-occupied or communist

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