An increasing number of Indian exiles had been drifting into Germany and a large number of Indian war prisoners from North Africa were also being brought to Germany . भारतीय निर्वासित जन बड़ी संख़्या में जर्मनी में शरण लेते रहे थे और उत्तरी अफ्रीका से भारतीय युद्धबंदी भी तांता लगाये रहते थे .