Following wartime commitments by the Allies to the governments-in-exile of Czechoslovakia and Poland, the Potsdam Protocols also agreed to the 'orderly and humane' transfer back to Germany as a whole of the ethnic German populations in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
Menyusul komitmen masa perang oleh Sekutu kepada pemerintah di pengasingan Cekoslowakia dan Polandia, Protokol Potsdam juga menyetujui transfer 'tertib dan manusiawi' kembali ke Jerman sebagai seluruh populasi etnis Jerman di Polandia, Cekoslowakia, dan Hongaria.