During the war , the white Ã migrÃ s came into contact with former Soviet citizens from German-occupied territories who used the German retreat as an opportunity to flee from the Soviet Union or were in Germany and Austria as POWs and forced labourers and preferred to stay in the West , often referred to as the second wave of Ã migrÃ s ( often also called DPs - displaced persons , see Displaced persons camp ) . During the war , the white Ã migrÃ s came into contact with former Soviet citizens from German-occupied territories who used the German retreat as an opportunity to flee from the Soviet Union or were in Germany and Austria as POWs and forced labourers and preferred to stay in the West , often referred to as the second wave of emigres ( often also called DPs - displaced persons , see Displaced persons camp ) .