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Farewell to the West - A growing number of East Germans are returning home

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August 3, 2012

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, many people in East Germany headed west in search of work, wealth and a better life. An increasing number are now returning. Like the Behrenbruch family who are leaving Wolfsburg and moving to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They used an agency - MV4You - to help them go home.

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