Many German civilians died as a result of atrocities committed by the Soviet army (see Evacuation of East Prussia) and due to the policy of ethnic cleansing of Germans from the territories they lost due to the war (see expulsion of Germans after World War II).
许多德国平民死于苏军的暴行（参见东普鲁士撤退（英语：Evacuation of East Prussia））和对德国因为战争失去的领土的种族清洗（参见第二次世界大战战后对德意志人的驱逐）。