Population movements Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
volksdeutsche resettling after soviet occupation of bessarabia
during soviet takeover in 1940, bessarabian germans (82,000) , bukovinain germans (40,000-45,000) repatriated germany @ request of hitler s government. of them forcibly settled nazis in german-occupied poland (they preferred proper german regions), , had move again in 1944-1945. people affected resettlement not persecuted, given no choice stay or live, , had change entire livelihood within weeks or days.
up 70,000 people fled bessarabia , northern bukovina rest of romania on 28 june 1940 , in following days, of them returned afterwards in 1941. however, faced advancing soviet troops in 1944, , fearing political repressions or deportations, several hundred thousand people moved westward remaining territory of romania.
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