Can you give examples for naturalisation after persecution?

Below you will find a few examples of constellation in which naturalisation is possible even though the ancestors were not deprived of their German citizenship. The application must then be justified on the grounds of persecution.

The German naturalisation authorities give the following examples of when an application based on persecution is possible:

• Your grandfather was an active SPD member and journalist in 1933. He fled the threat of imprisonment to the USA, where he was naturalised in 1950.
• Your mother's family had lived in the city of Gdansk for many generations. When the National Socialists occupied Gdansk and all residents automatically received German citizenship, your mother's parents were denied this because they were Jewish.
• Your stateless great-grandfather had lived in Berlin since 1919. He had applied for naturalisation in Berlin in 1933. His application was rejected because he was allegedly a communist, and shortly afterwards he had to flee to avoid being deported.
• Your father's parents had lived in Dresden since 1905 as Polish citizens. In 1939, they were threatened with deportation to Poland because they were considered Jews by the National Socialists.