Where did the German settlers go after World War II?
After the end of the First World War and the consequent dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of which the Danube Swabians were a part, the various territories of the German settlers were parceled out to Romania, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The separated and weakened communities continued to progress but life became more difficult as the animosity of the majority in the countries toward the prosperous settlements of an ethnic minority increased. These feelings did not bode well for the future and, along with the suicidal policies of Germany several decades later, eventually sealed the fate of the Danube Swabians.
