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Used for discussions of survivors' experiences with ethnic Germans before, during, and after World War II. (en-US)

Definizione

(German: Ethnic Germans) Individuals and communities of German ethnic origin living in regions and countries outside of Germany. These ethnic German communities were often used by the Nazi party and government as a justification for Germany's expansionist policies in eastern Europe, e.g., the demand for the Czech Sudentenland and the annexation of areas in western Poland. (en-US)

Termini più generici

• vita culturale e sociale