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news Dw English 2026-04-20

German refugees found shelter in Yugoslavia after Nazi rise

German historian Marie Janine Calic recounts the story of Germans who fled abroad after the Nazis gained power in 1933. Some of these refugees ultimately found temporary shelter in Yugoslavia.


After the Nazis seized power in 1933, many Germans escaped by fleeing abroad. Some ended up in what was then Yugoslavia. German historian Marie Janine Calic tells their story.

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