Uprooted: Refugees in Europe 1945–1960 and Indochina 1975–1990 · THE MAP IN
Map of refugees in Europe in May 1945
The Reich surrenders
Refugees in Europe in May 1945: The Reich surrenders. The map shows who held what: Soviet-occupied or communist, Western bloc or democracy, Germany and Austria occupied.
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On the ground
- German territory in 1937: Pomerania, East Brandenburg and Silesia, under Soviet occupation at the surrender
- East Prussia and the former Free City of Danzig, under Soviet occupation at the surrender
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