Heimkehrer
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/1156
- Note
- Heimkehrer (literally "homecomer") refers to World War II German prisoners of war and internees—Wehrmacht (Heer), Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Ordnungspolizei, behind-the-lines Hiwi security and civilian personnel—who were repatriated to West Germany, East Germany and Austria after the war. Some of the late returnees were convicted war criminals who were subsequently tried in West Germany.
By 1948, the number of German internees still held in captivity by major Allied powers was as follows:
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Heimkehrer-Koffer
Dieser Holzkoffer gehörte dem...
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Image: Museum Pankow - CC BY-NC-SA -
Maria Kopp-Gössele: Heimkehrergepäck 1945
Eine zerschlissene Uniform,...
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Image: Stadtmuseum Rottweil - CC BY-NC-SA -
Gedenkblatt "Willkommgruß der Heimat"
Gedenkbätter für gefallene...
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Image: Korallen- und Heimatmuseum Nattheim - CC BY -
Fahne des Vebandes der Heimkehrer...
Die Buchstaben "VdH" (Verband...
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Image: Haller ZeitRäume - CC BY-NC-SA -
„Le Retour Désiré“ [Die ersehnte Heimkehr]
Eine junge Mutter, die auf...
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Image: Deutsches Damast- und Frottiermuseum - CC BY-NC-ND
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