The German exodus from Central and Eastern Europe describes the dramatic reduction of ethnic German populations in lands to the east of present-day Germany and Austria. The exodus began in the aftermath of World War I and was implicated in the rise of Nazism. It culminated in expulsions of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War II. These were arranged by the victorious Allies when they redrew national borders and arranged for "orderly population transfers" to remove ethnic groups that they viewed as "troublesome".
Read more about German Exodus From Central And Eastern Europe: Background, Territorial Claims of German Nationalists, Support of Nazi Invasion By German Population in Invaded Countries, Nazi-Soviet Population Transfers, The Allies Deliberate On The Postwar German-Polish Border, Evacuation and Flight, Expulsion, The Results, Legacy
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