German exodus from Eastern Europe - Article Index

Encyclopedia - German Exodus From Eastern Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - German Exodus From Eastern Europe - Nazi-soviet Population Transfers
Main article: Nazi-Soviet population transfers. Following the Nazi-Soviet pact, Soviet leader Josef Stalin permitted the departure of Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ostlandkreuz: Encyclopedia Ii - Ostlandkreuz - Ostlandkreuz Geislingen
The Ostlandkreuz (East County Cross) is a memorial cross built 1950 south of Geislingen, on the Schildwacht. The Ostlandkreuz is a steel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organised Persecution Of Ethnic Germans: Encyclopedia Ii - Organised Persecution Of Ethnic Germans - Specific Locales
Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Australia. Persecution of ethnic Germans was much the same in Australia as it was in the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volksdeutsche: Encyclopedia Ii - Volksdeutsche - Origins
Over the last thousand years tens of thousands of Germans emigrated from traditional German lands in Central Europe and settled further e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Eastern Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Eastern Germany - History
In 1871 those provinces or regions east of the Oder–Neisse line under administration of the Prussian state were incorporated into the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volksdeutsche: Encyclopedia Ii - Volksdeutsche - During Nazi Times
During Nazi times, the term "Volksdeutsche" referred to foreign-born Germans living in countries occupied by Germany who applied for Germ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Displaced Persons Camp: Encyclopedia - Displaced Persons Camp
A displaced persons camp is in principle any temporary facility for displaced persons but in common usage refers to camps for individuals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volksdeutsche: Encyclopedia Ii - Volksdeutsche - Poland
In Poland during World War II, Polish citizens of German ancestry, who often identified themselves with the Polish nation, were confronte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ostlandkreuz: Encyclopedia Ii - Ostlandkreuz - Ostlandkreuz Schorndorf
There is a small Ostlandkreuz near Schorndorf. Geographical coordinates 48°48′37″N, 9°29′53″E ... See also:Ostlandkreuz, Ostl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Eastern Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Eastern Germany - Usage
The news media in the non-German speaking world have continued to use the term "(former) East Germany" to describe the five states that m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Eastern Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Eastern Germany - Post World War Ii Politics
Since 1945, referring to lands over which there was a transfer of jurisdiction as "east Germany" has had political connotations, which me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organised Persecution Of Ethnic Germans: Encyclopedia Ii - Organised Persecution Of Ethnic Germans - Background
Historically, the persecution of German-speaking communities in Central and Eastern Europe was due to many causes. In most cases as in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - The End Of Prussia
The Prussian junkers and generals dominated the conduct of World War I, so when it ended in defeat in 1918 they had to accept responsibil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Germany - Pre-war Politics 1933-1939
In the wake of the First World War and subsquent economic depression, many German voters began turning their support towards Adolf Hitler...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - States
List of Europe-related topics - Other. Crimea England European microstates Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Kalinin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Germany - Pre-war Politics 1933-1939
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg after attempts by General Kurt von Schleicher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Silesia - History
Silesia - Early people. Silesia was inhabited by various people that belonged to changing archeological cultures in the Stone, Bronze, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Modern-age Ethnic Cleansing
The term "ethnic cleansing" has come to mean the displacement or expulsion from a territory of one ethnic group by another. The displacem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Modern-age Ethnic Cleansing
The term "ethnic cleansing" has come to mean the displacement or expulsion from a territory of one ethnic group by another. The displacem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - Holy Roman Empire
Main article: Holy Roman Empire. History of Germany - Middle Ages. From 772 to 814 king Charlemagne extended the Carolingian empire int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expulsion Of Germans After World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Expulsion Of Germans After World War Ii - Historical Development
Expulsion of Germans after World War II - Germany. After World War II many expellees (German: Heimatvertriebene) from the land east of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expulsion Of Germans After World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Expulsion Of Germans After World War Ii - The Results
Up to 12.4 million Germans of the postwar population were forced to leave. The estimates of people that lost their lives differ. Accordin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - Early History
In 1226 Conrad of Mazovia invited a German order of crusading knights, the Order of the Teutonic Knights from Transylvania to conquer the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expulsion Of Germans After World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Expulsion Of Germans After World War Ii - Summary Of German Expellee Population
Notes: Germany-The pre-war eastern German provinces that became Polish in 1945. Eastern Europe- Includes ethnic Germans in Czechoslovakia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Silesia - Demographics
Modern Silesia is inhabited mostly by Poles and Silesians, but also by minorities of Germans, Czechs, and Moravians. The last Polish cens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - Geography
Prussia began its existence as a small territory in what is now northern Poland and the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia. The region was spa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Ethnic Cleansing As A Military And Political Tactic
The purpose of ethnic cleansing is to remove the conditions for potential and actual opposition, whether political, terrorist, guerrilla ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Silesia - Demographics
Modern Silesia is inhabited mostly by Poles and Silesians, but also by minorities of Germans, Czechs, and Moravians. The last Polish cens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Origins Of The Term
This originally applied purely to military enemies, but came to be applied to ethnic groups as well. It was used in this context in Yugos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Ethnic Cleansing As International Law Crime
Ethnic cleansing is designated a crime against humanity in international treaties, such as that which created the International Criminal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - Imperial Prussia
In 1862 Prussian King William I appointed Otto von Bismarck as Prime Minister of Prussia. Bismarck was determined to defeat both the libe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Early Examples Of Ethnic Cleansing
The Assyrian Empire regularly deported entire ethnic groups, as did the Babylonians; victims of this policy most famously include the Isr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - Early History
In 1226 Conrad of Mazovia invited a German order of crusading knights, the Order of the Teutonic Knights from Transylvania to conquer the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - Kingdom Of Prussia
In 1701 Brandenburg-Prussia became the Kingdom of Prussia under Frederick I, with the permission of the Holy Roman Emperor and Polish Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Comparison Of Events In The Bible With Ethnic Cleansing
Some narratives in the in the Bible which describe the Hebrew conquest of Canaan in c. 13th century BC or before, would now be considered...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Germany - World War Ii
In 1939 Germany's actions led to the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Poland, France, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - The Germans And The Romans
See also: Germanic tribes, Confederations of Germanic Tribes, Germania, Germania Inferior, Germania Superior Between 800 and 70 BC the Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - German Confederation
History of Germany - Restoration and Revolution. Main articles: German Confederation, The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states Afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - North German Confederation
Main article: North German Confederation In 1867 the German Confederation was dissolved. In its place the North German Confederation (Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - German Empire
Main article: German Empire History of Germany - Age of Bismarck. Differences between France and Prussia over the accession to the Span...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Comparison Of Events In The Bible With Ethnic Cleansing
Some narratives in the in the Bible which describe the Hebrew conquest of Canaan in c. 13th century BC or before, would now be considered...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Ethnic Cleansing As International Law Crime
Ethnic cleansing is designated a crime against humanity in international treaties, such as that which created the International Criminal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Origins Of The Term
This originally applied purely to military enemies, but came to be applied to ethnic groups as well. It was used in this context in Yugos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Early Examples Of Ethnic Cleansing
The Assyrian Empire regularly deported entire ethnic groups, as did the Babylonians; victims of this policy most famously include the Isr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Colonization-related Ethnic Cleansing
During more recent times, ethnic cleansing has often been used during colonisation projects. In North America, British and American settl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Ethnic Cleansing As A Military And Political Tactic
The purpose of ethnic cleansing is to remove the conditions for potential and actual opposition, whether political, terrorist, guerrilla ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Silesia - Name Of The Region
One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, which most likely were a Vandalic people, who supposedly lived south...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - Weimar Republic
Main article: Weimar Republic On 28 June 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Germany was to cede Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen-Malmédy, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - Culture
Main article: Culture of Europe European Capital of Culture Europop Eurovision Song Contest List of early European musique concrète exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Germany - Aftermath
The winning allies split Germany into occupation zones. At the Potsdam Conference German borders within the Soviet occupation zone were m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Germany - Organization Of The Third Reich
The leaders of Nazi Germany created a large number of different organizations for the purpose of helping them stay in power. They rearmed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Germany - Prominent Persons In Nazi Germany
For a listing of Hitler's cabinet see : Hitler's Cabinet, January 1933 - April 1945 Nazi Germany - Nazi Party and Nazi government l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - Third Reich
Main articles: Nazi Germany, Holocaust, World War II History of Germany - Nazi revolution or 'Seizure of Power'. In order to secure a m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - Media And Communications
List of Europe-related topics - Television and radio. European Broadcasting Union List of television stations in Europe Lists of radio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - Germany Since 1945
For details, see the main History of Germany since 1945 article. Germans frequently refer to 1945 as the Stunde Null (zero hour) to descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - Politics
Main article: Politics of Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Visegrád group Central European Initiative Common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - Geography And The Environment
List of Europe-related topics - Geography. Main article: Geography of Europe List of lakes of Europe List of rivers of Europe Latin n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - History
Main article: History of Europe European archaeology Date of independence of European countries Sick man of Europe List of Europe-rela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - Economics
Main article: Economy of Europe Central European Free Trade Agreement Commonwealth of Independent States European Economic Area European...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Exodus From Eastern Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - German Exodus From Eastern Europe - Emigration Of Germans From Eastern Europe
Main article: Emigration of Germans from Eastern Europe. Between 1950 and 1990, 1.4 million people emigrated from Poland to Germany claim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Exodus From Eastern Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - German Exodus From Eastern Europe - Evacuation
Main article: World War II evacuation and expulsion. Late towards the end of the war German authorities ordered the evacuation of areas c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Exodus From Eastern Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - German Exodus From Eastern Europe - Expulsion
Main article: Expulsion of Germans after World War II. The remaining ethnic German residents, some of whom had become German citizens dur...   » Read the article