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[–] MaunaLoona 0 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago 

OP's post is illegal in Germany...

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[–] Apeabel ago  (edited ago)

German living in Switzerland here: Can confirm that German media would never publish something like this. The 'worst' thing that'll be said about the treatement of Germans after the war is something like:

"People were relocated BUT population x and y was treated so much worse during the Nazi occupation".

No neutral commentary. Only comparisons with Nazi actions. OP made a great post here. Real good job. It's really sad that most Germans don't even know (Point 2 in OPs post) anymore that the Soviet controlled East-Germany used to be central Germany until 1945. Stalin wanted to annex Eastern Poland and fuck if millions of Poles and Germans had to be forced to leave their ancient homelands (Old Prussia, which is present day western Poland and the Russian Kalinigrad exclave, used to be one of the oldest German lands, responsible in large part for the eventual german unification).

Eisenhower was actually more moderate with his post war plans but with millions of Russians ready to continue their march through Europe he just wasn't in a position to argue further than Western Germany and occupation zones. Eventually the French and British basically forced his hand and they had to agree to the Soviet proposals. And just like with North and South Korea, there hasn't been a real peace deal signed. There was an unconditional surrender and a new country established by the Allies. The Bundesrepublik Deutschland you know today is a successor to the German State much like the Russian Federation is the successor of the Soviet Union.

The sad truth is that if you want news about what is happening in Germany, you should look anywhere BUT German media and news.