Historically where have ethnic Germans lived?

by Gilgamesh_McCoolio

One thing that really strikes me about pre-WWII maps is how far east Prussia stretches into modern day Poland. Were there ethnic Germans/German speakers that far east of Prague and all along the coast of the Baltic Sea as this map implies? Or was this just a territory grab by Germany? If so were they expelled after WWII?

Assassiiinuss

I think this post will answer your question.