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They sought refuge from the advancing Russian Armies who had a reputation for rape and murder of civilians .
The Soviet Communists had issued standing orders for the Red Army to kill any Nazi officials and SS troops they caught. The Western Allies at least were willing to take them alive if they surrendered.
What else can I help you with?
Were Nazis from west or East Germany?
This is truly a dumb question. The split German was created AFTER the war ended.
Why did the people from east Germany go towards West Germany?
people in the east Germany thought that life in west Germany is more comfortable than in the east Germany
Where is Berlin in Germany?
It is in the east of Germany, in what was once East Germany.
What are the capitals of east and West Germany?
The capital of East Germany was East Berlin, and the capital of West Germany was Bonn. After the reunification of Germany in 1990, Berlin became the capital of the unified Germany.
What is the country east of the Netherlands?
Germany is to the east of the Netherlands.
Is Poland East or West of Germany?
Germany is west of Poland.
Is Germany east or west of the prime meridian?
Germany is east of the prime meridian.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Berlin Wall fell?
East Germany joined West Germany as one country.
What is the borders of east and West Germany?
There is no more East and West Germany. Just Germany now
What part of Germany was under communist?
East Germany and East Berlin.
Why is there east and west Germany?
East Germany and West Germany had two types of governments represented by the two superpowers of the time period, America and the USSR. West Germans generally think of East Germans as backwards and poor. East Germans think of the West Germans as rich and arrogant.
Integrating West Germany and East Germany has been?
Integrating West Germany and East Germany has been extremely difficult.
