Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950)
Background
Before World War II, East-Central Europe generally lacked clearly shaped ethnic settlement areas. There were some ethnic-majority areas, but there were also vast mixed areas and abundant smaller pockets settled by various ethnicities.

Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950)

Section Title: Background
Table Section Text: Before World War II, East-Central Europe generally lacked clearly shaped ethnic settlement areas. There were some ethnic-majority areas, but there were also vast mixed areas and abundant smaller pockets settled by various ethnicities.

Description	West German estimate for 1939	National Census data 1930-31	Difference

Poland 1939 Borders	1,371,000	741,000	630,000

Czechoslovakia	3,477,000	3,232,000	245,000

Yugoslavia	536,800	500,000	36,800

Hungary	623,000	478,000	145,000

Romania	786,000	745,000	41,000

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The total number of Germans in Poland were 1,371,000.
The total number of Germans in Poland is 1,371,000.
The total number of Germans in Poland is given as 1,371,000.

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final_sentence: The total number of Germans in Poland is given as 1,371,000.