I guess that ultimately the brutality of the Russians worked against them in that regard. The best minds fled West, not East, right? :-)
Thank God we were able to reach the Elbe.
Sad that we couldn’t go further.
My inlaws had a good German friend who had been in a POW camp in America. He was from Silesia. When he was repatriated, he had the good sense to stay in the Western zone, from which he eventually got clearance to immigrate to the U.S. A couple he worked for on work release from the camp sponsored him. Great guy - always had beer in the fridge.