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The Protestant Churches and German Refugees and Expellees in the Western Zones of Germany after 1945

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This article provides an insight into the way in which the Protestant elites perceived the German refugees and expellees in the Western Zones of Germany after 1945. They regarded the rootless and impoverished newcomers as a likely source of political radicalization, maintaining that they were particularly susceptible to Communism. However, although leading Protestant churchmen misperceived the nature of the political threat the refugees posed, the work they undertook to ward off the newcomers’ perceived vulnerability to Communism inadvertently reduced their susceptibility to the slogans of radical right-wing parties, a danger the Protestant elites ignored or overlooked.

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  • Ian Connor, 2007. "The Protestant Churches and German Refugees and Expellees in the Western Zones of Germany after 1945," Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 43-63.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdebxx:v:15:y:2007:i:1:p:43-63
    DOI: 10.1080/09651560701241461
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