German sources after the war reported about 103,000 troops were taken prisoner.
It seems that the generally cited 1.5 million figure originated from those German sources.
Contract discussions have been under way since early this year, according to West German sources.
There, he became acquainted with some of the more radical German political sources.
German sources list its population in 1939 as 285, of whom 129 Germans.
According to postwar testimony collected by German sources, about 5,200 of them lost their lives during the march.
This content was considered especially effective, as it appeared to be coming from official German sources.
Based on German sources, historians consider these claims to be far exaggerated.
Some German sources claim that between 1300-8000 died, but these figures are not supported by the evidence.
The formation of such groups was corroborated by German sources.