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World Service,01 Oct 2012,9 mins

German refugees in post-war Europe

Witness History

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At the end of World War Two, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes. No longer welcome outside Germany they ended up in internment camps, sometimes for years at a time. Hear from one woman who lived through that time. (Photo: Martha Kent and her siblings after their release from Potulice concentration camp)

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