By 1950 a total of at least 12 million Germans had fled or were expelled from east-central Europe, some sources put the total at 14 million if one counts emigrants to Germany after 1950 and the children born to the expellees.
By 1950 a total of at least 12 million Germans had fled or were expelled from east-central Europe, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and Allied-occupied Austria. Some sources put the total at 14 million if one counts emigrants to Germany after 1950 and the children born to the expellees.