4 5 . ▁Czech ▁officials ▁arrested ▁ 6 4 ▁men ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁and ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁B ory ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁Pl ze ň , ▁where ▁half ▁of ▁them ▁per ished ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁Exp ulsion ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁from ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁the ▁B ene š ▁decre es , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population ▁was ▁reduced , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁website ▁to ▁" half ▁of ▁the ▁pre ▁- ▁war ▁number ▁of ▁inhabitants ", ▁suggesting ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁were ▁C ze chs ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁a ▁German ▁exp elle e ▁website ▁states ▁that ▁ 3 0 , 3 2 7 ▁have ▁been ▁exp elled ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁October ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁trains , ▁leaving ▁both ▁town ▁and ▁district ▁basically ▁dep op ulated , ▁considering ▁that ▁many ▁soldiers ▁were ▁dead ▁or ▁P OW ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁some ▁Germ ans ▁already ▁had ▁moved ▁over ▁US - occup ied ▁Germany ▁volunt arily . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁exp elle es ▁met ▁in ▁far ▁away ▁R ü des heim ▁am ▁Rhein , ▁to ▁protest , ▁stating ▁that ▁their ▁area ▁never ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁S lav s ▁other ▁than ▁as ▁a ▁tiny ▁minor ity . ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁website ▁states ▁that ▁population ▁sh rank ▁further ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cur tain ▁and ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ▁border ▁fort ifications ▁during ▁the ▁Cold