Looking back | The refugee crisis during World War II
Grim-faced refugees stand in a group on a street in La Gleize, Belgium, on Jan. 2, 1945. They are waiting to be transported from the war-torn town after its recapture by American forces during the German thrust into Belgium.
(Peter J. Carroll / Associated Press)Riding on a tandem bicycle, a French family flees the German Army offensive in the north of France in May 1940. About 10 million people fled toward the south during this period.
(AFP/Getty Images)Truckloads of German refugees arrive at the Russian-American frontier to await passage into the Russian-held zone Nov. 6, 1945.
(Peter J. Carroll / Associated Press)A weary refugee passes the time with his musical instrument on July 7, 1945.
(Frank Noel / Associated Press)German refugees make their way home through the Gros Topfer checkpoint on Nov. 6, 1945.
(Peter J. Carroll / Associated Press)