• Source: Heimkehrer

Heimkehrer (literally "homecomer") refers to World War II German prisoners of war and internees—Wehrmacht (Heer), Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Ordnungspolizei, behind-the-lines Hiwi security and civilian personnel—who were repatriated to West Germany, East Germany and Austria after the war. Some of the late returnees were convicted war criminals who were subsequently tried in West Germany.
By 1948, the number of German internees still held in captivity by major Allied powers was as follows:

United Kingdom: 435,295
United States of America: 30,976
France: 631,483
Soviet Union: 890,532




See also


Forced labor of Germans in the Soviet Union




References

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• Heimkehrer
• Friedlandpreis der Heimkehrer
• Ulrichsberg gathering
• Heimkehrerdenkmal
• Martin Kreuzriegler
• The Man Outside
• List of German films of the 2000s
• Valentin Senger
• Romario Rösch
• West Berlin