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German refugees in post-war Europe

At the end of World War Two, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes.

Some were interned in camps for years before ending up in the new, smaller, Germany.

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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Mon 8 Oct 2012 01:50GMT

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