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{{Infobox organization | |||
| name = Federation of Expellees | |||
| native_name = Bund der Vertriebenen | |||
| native_name_lang = de | |||
| abbreviation = BdV | |||
| predecessor = Bund der Heimatvertriebenen (founded 1950) | |||
| formation = {{Start date|1957|10|27}} | |||
| founding_location = [[West Germany]] | |||
| type = Non-profit organization | |||
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| location = Germany | |||
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| affiliations = Center Against Expulsions; EUFV (European organization) | |||
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The '''Federation of Expellees''' ({{langx|de|link=no|Bund der Vertriebenen}}; '''BdV''') is a non-profit organization formed in [[West Germany]] on 27 October 1957 to represent the interests of German nationals of all ethnicities and foreign [[ethnic German]]s and their families (usually naturalised as German nationals after 1949) who either fled their homes in parts of [[Central and Eastern Europe]], or were forcibly [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II|expelled following World War II]]. | The '''Federation of Expellees''' ({{langx|de|link=no|Bund der Vertriebenen}}; '''BdV''') is a non-profit organization formed in [[West Germany]] on 27 October 1957 to represent the interests of German nationals of all ethnicities and foreign [[ethnic German]]s and their families (usually naturalised as German nationals after 1949) who either fled their homes in parts of [[Central and Eastern Europe]], or were forcibly [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II|expelled following World War II]]. | ||
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*[[Fritz Wittmann]] (1994–1998) | *[[Fritz Wittmann]] (1994–1998) | ||
*[[Erika Steinbach]] (1998–2014) | *[[Erika Steinbach]] (1998–2014) | ||
*[[Bernd Fabritius]] ( | *[[Bernd Fabritius]] (2014–2025) | ||
*[[Stephan Mayer]] (2025-present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bund der Vertriebenen: Der Präsident |url=https://www.bund-der-vertriebenen.de/verband/der-praesident |access-date=2026-03-22 |website=www.bund-der-vertriebenen.de}}</ref> | |||
===Member organizations=== | ===Member organizations=== | ||
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===Nazi background=== | ===Nazi background=== | ||
During the [[Cold War]], the Federation was accused by the GDR and Poland of continuing [[Nazi ideology]]. A 2012 study confirmed that eleven of the thirteen members of the first council of the Federation "...were deeply involved in the Nazi regime."<ref>{{cite web |last=tagesschau.de |title=Aktuelle Nachrichten – Inland Ausland Wirtschaft Kultur Sport – ARD Tagesschau |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129063755/https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/vertriebenestudie100.html}}</ref> | During the [[Cold War]], the Federation was accused by the GDR and Poland of continuing [[Nazi ideology]]. A 2012 study confirmed that eleven of the thirteen members of the first council of the Federation "...were deeply involved in the Nazi regime."<ref>{{cite web |last=tagesschau.de |title=Aktuelle Nachrichten – Inland Ausland Wirtschaft Kultur Sport – ARD Tagesschau |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/vertriebenestudie100.html |access-date=2 January 2025 |archive-date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129063755/https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/vertriebenestudie100.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> | ||
The Polish daily newspaper [[Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)|''Rzeczpospolita'']] reported that during BdV meetings in 2003, publications expressing [[anti-Polish sentiment]] and accusing Poles of [[ethnic cleansing]] towards ethnic Germans were available for sale, as were recordings of [[Waffen SS]] marches on [[compact disc]]s, including songs glorifying the [[Invasion of Poland]]. Also, [[far right]] organizations openly distributed their materials at BdV meetings. While the BdV officially denied involvement in this, no steps were taken to address the concerns raised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rzeczpospolita.pl/dodatki/plus_minus_030920/plus_minus_a_6.html |title=Odwetowcy czy ofiary historii? |access-date=29 June 2007}}</ref> | The Polish daily newspaper [[Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)|''Rzeczpospolita'']] reported that during BdV meetings in 2003, publications expressing [[anti-Polish sentiment]] and accusing Poles of [[ethnic cleansing]] towards ethnic Germans were available for sale, as were recordings of [[Waffen SS]] marches on [[compact disc]]s, including songs glorifying the [[Invasion of Poland]]. Also, [[far right]] organizations openly distributed their materials at BdV meetings. While the BdV officially denied involvement in this, no steps were taken to address the concerns raised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rzeczpospolita.pl/dodatki/plus_minus_030920/plus_minus_a_6.html |title=Odwetowcy czy ofiary historii? |access-date=29 June 2007}}</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{in lang|de}} [http://www.bund-der-vertriebenen.de/ Bund der Vertriebenen] – Official homepage | * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.bund-der-vertriebenen.de/ Bund der Vertriebenen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514100531/http://www.bund-der-vertriebenen.de/ |date=14 May 2011 }} – Official homepage | ||
* {{in lang|de}} For latest developments: [https://web.archive.org/web/20031212134458/http://www.cdu.de/politik-a-z/vertriebenen/inhalt.htm Spätaussiedler und Heimatvertriebene] | * {{in lang|de}} For latest developments: [https://web.archive.org/web/20031212134458/http://www.cdu.de/politik-a-z/vertriebenen/inhalt.htm Spätaussiedler und Heimatvertriebene] | ||
* [[Jose Ayala Lasso]] ''[http://www.alfreddezayas.com/Law_history/Ayalaenglish.shtml Speech to the German expellees, Day of the Homeland, Berlin]'' 6 August 2005 Lasso was the first [[United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] (1994–1997) | * [[Jose Ayala Lasso]] ''[http://www.alfreddezayas.com/Law_history/Ayalaenglish.shtml Speech to the German expellees, Day of the Homeland, Berlin]'' 6 August 2005 Lasso was the first [[United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] (1994–1997) | ||