DP Camp Haid of first housing projects, Haid transformed into one of the largest construction sites in Austria. Step by step, the barracks were torn down and rows of apartment blocks were built up. DP Camp Haid The DP camp Haid, officially Wohnsiedlung 121 Haid, was a camp for displaced persons first under the American administration, then the Upper Austrian administration. It was located in the district of Haid, Ansfelden in Upper Austria. Displaced persons were civilians who were affected by the turmoil of World War II, first with unknown residence. After the Second World War Ansfelden belonged to the American occupation zone.
Emigration from Poland to Germany after World War II after the fall of communism in 1989.<ref name= "Polska Diaspora_pp248/9"></ref> After World War II over 2.5 million Polish citizens emigrated to West Germany, most exchanging Polish citizenship for German. However, more than 300,000 people have dual Polish and German citizenship. Although nearly all who emigrated from Poland in their teens or older are still Polish speakers, their children usually speak German only. The number of former Polish citizens and those with dual citizenship living in Germany are estimated at two million. Emigration from Poland to Germany after World War II As a result of World War II, Poland's borders were