Angela Merkel's party backs 'homeland' for Germans expelled by Poland
The party of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel has declared that its
countrymen expelled by Poland after the Second World War have a ‘right
to a homeland’ and said the deportations should be condemned under
international law.
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Wartime animosity between Poland and Germany could resurface after a new election manifesto published by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) pledged to promote the cause of those expelled.
In 1945 millions of ethnic Germans were forced from their homes after a redrawing of the border resulted in their lands becoming part of Poland.