In 1946, the expulsion of Germans from the territories east of the Oder and Neisse rivers and from German settlement areas in Eastern Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe reached its peak.
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Gemeinsam Erinnern. 80 Jahre nach der Vertreibung
Millions of people lost their homes as a result of the Second World War, Nazi crimes and the political and territorial reorganisation of Europe – in regions that today lie primarily in Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and other countries.
The extent to which these events are still remembered and interpreted differently today is also evident in German-Czech relations. Even the terms ‘expulsion’ and ‘Odsun’ reflect differing historical and memory-political perspectives and have shaped controversial debates for decades. At the same time, an intensive dialogue has developed through painstaking effort, for example since 2015 as part of the Brno Reconciliation March. Finally, the Sudeten German Day, which took place in the Czech Republic for the first time this year, sent out a historic signal.
How far does shared remembrance extend today? Where do differing experiences and interpretations persist? And what does this process of understanding mean for a European culture of remembrance?
PROGRAMME
Welcome
- Dr Roland Borchers, Director, Documentation Centre for Flight, Expulsion and Reconciliation (Berlin)
- Jiří Čistecký, Ambassador of the Czech Republic (Berlin) (to be confirmed)
Keynote
- Dr Petr Koura, Research Fellow, Charles University (Prague)
Discussion
- Dr Bernd Fabritius, Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Relating to Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities (Berlin)
- David Macek, co-founder of the Meeting Brno festival
- PD Dr Stephanie Zloch, Research Fellow, Dresden University of Technology
Moderator: Bára Procházková, journalist
Closing remarks
- Stephan Mayer, Member of the German Bundestag, President of the Federation of Expellees (Berlin)
Afterwards, the organisers invite you to a reception.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Guided tours: Guided tours of the special and permanent exhibitions will take place at 5.00 pm. Please register by email, specifying which tour you would like to join (special exhibition or permanent exhibition), at gruppen@f-v-v.de.
Doors open: 6.00 pm
Language: German
FREE ENTRY
BY REGISTRATION
The event will be recorded and published on the ‘Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung’ YouTube channel.
A collaboration between: Documentation Centre for Flight, Expulsion and Reconciliation · Federal Commissioner for Matters Relating to Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities · BdV – Federation of Expellees
Additional information
Dates
December 2026
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