Population displacement Aftermath of World War II

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expulsion of germans sudetenland


as result of new borders drawn victorious nations, large populations found in hostile territory. soviet union took on areas formerly controlled germany, finland, poland, , japan. poland lost kresy region (about half of pre-war territory) , received of germany east of oder-neisse line, including industrial regions of silesia. german state of saar temporarily protectorate of france, later returned german administration. set forth @ potsdam, approximately 12 million people expelled germany, including 7 million germany proper, , 3 million sudetenland.


during war, united states government interned approximately 110,000 japanese americans , japanese lived along pacific coast of united states in wake of imperial japan s attack on pearl harbor. canada interned approximately 22,000 japanese canadians, 14,000 of whom born in canada. after war, internees chose return japan, while remained in north america.


poland

the soviet union expelled @ least 2 million poles east of new border approximating curzon line. estimate uncertain both polish communist government , soviet government did not keep track of number of expelled. number of polish citizens inhabiting polish borderlands (kresy region) 13 million before world war ii broke out according official polish statistics. polish citizens killed in war originated polish borderlands territory (killed both german nazi regime , soviet regime or expelled distant parts of siberia) accounted russian, ukrainian or belorussian casualties of war in official soviet historiography. fact imposes additional difficulties in making correct estimation of number of polish citizens forcibly transferred after war. border change reversed results of 1919-1920 polish-soviet war. former polish cities such lwów came under control of ukrainian soviet socialist republic. additionally, soviet union transferred more 2 million people within own borders; these included germans, finns, crimean tatars, , chechens.








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