To Protect His Money In WW2, One Man Went To Extreme Lengths

2. Partition

This mass relocation was caused directly by the destruction of World War II. There was an enormous hatred in Czechoslovakia of its ethnic German population. The government thought the only solution was mass-expulsion.

Daily Mail

Thousands died during the forced expulsions of 1.6 million ethnic Germans from their homes and into the American zone West Germany. These were the fortunate ones, and a further 800,000 were sent to the Soviet zone.