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destitute expellees in its zone. While the few war-related refugees who had reached the area to become the French zone before July 1945 were taken care of, the French military government for Germany refused to absorb post-war expellees deported from the East into its zone. In December 1946, the French military government for Germany absorbed into its zone German refugees from Denmark, where 250,000 Germans had found a refuge from the Soviets by sea vessels between February and May 1945. These clearly were war-related refugees from the eastern parts of Germany however, and not post-war expellees.
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authorities against African-Americans compared with Caucasian soldiers, much more likely to result in a conviction by court-martial (in part because a German woman was both less likely to acknowledge consensual sexual relations with an African-American and more likely to be believed if she alleged rape against an African-American) and which carried a potential death sentence. Even in the rare cases where an African-American soldier was willing to take responsibility for fathering a child, until 1948 the U.S. Army prohibited
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total deficiency was about 50%, not 15% as stated in a ministerial reply in the British Parliament on 11 December. So only about 770 calories (3,200 kJ) would have been supplied, and he said the German winter ration would be 1,000 calories (4,200 kJ) as the recent increase was "largely mythical". His book includes photos taken on the visit and critical letters and newspaper articles by him published in several British newspapers;
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strictly this policy was applied varied from place to place, but in many places the restrictions were frequently ignored, as a result of which the policy was quickly abandoned. Germans were also prohibited from inhabiting any part of a building in which US soldiers were housed, leading to large numbers of Germans being ejected from their homes.
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of a Marxist political-economic system (enforced redistribution of land, nationalisation of businesses). Another dispute was the absorption of post-war expellees. While the UK, the US and the Soviet Union had agreed to accept, house and feed about six million expelled German citizens from former eastern Germany and four million
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After two months during which they held areas that had been assigned to the Soviet zone, U.S. forces withdrew in the first days of July 1945. Some have concluded that this was a crucial move which persuaded the Soviet Union to allow American, British and French forces into their designated sectors in
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Cf. the report of the Central State Archive of Rhineland-Palatinate on the first expellees arriving in that state in 1950 from other German states in the former British or American zone: "Beyond that already since summer 1945 France refused to absorb expellee transports in her zone. France, who had
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was overseen by the Soviet Military Administration (SMAD), which maintained close control over the Germans and allowed little room for independent action on the part of local German officials. Key posts in local administration, particularly those dealing with security members, were given to members
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on 3 September 1971) in the context of growing tensions between the Allies, with Britain and the US wishing cooperation, France obstructing any collaboration in order to partition Germany into many independent states, and especially: the Soviet Union unilaterally implementing from early on elements
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The food situation in occupied Germany was initially very dire. By the spring of 1946 the official ration in the American zone was no more than 1,275 calories (5,330 kJ) per day, with some areas probably receiving as little as 700 calories (2,900 kJ) per day. In the British zone the food
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To further the long-term aim of democratization, the British implemented government modeled on the UK system, placing heavy emphasis on local level democracy. The goal was to create a British-style administration with employees who viewed themselves as public servants, on the basis that this would
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the normal 28-day allocation should have been 1,548 calories (6,480 kJ) including 10 kilograms (22 lb) of bread, but as there was limited grain the bread ration was only 8.5 kilograms (19 lb). However, as there was only sufficient bread for about 50% of this "called up" ration, the
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Soviet occupation authorities also executed a rigorous program of land reform, expropriating large landed estates and imposing direct control over much of the economic activity in the zone. They closed major banks and insurance companies in July 1945, and seized property formerly belonging to the
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On the economic front, the French seized the opportunity to extract coal and steel resources from the Saar region, fusing it with France in a customs and currency union and encouraging the development of export industries. As a result, the French managed to extract a surplus from their occupation
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to facilitate economic recovery within France itself. Since one of their key goals was to ensure that Germany would never again be in a position to threaten France, the French were strongly opposed to a unified approach to occupation, and favored political structures that were as decentralized as
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While Allied servicemen were ordered to obey local laws while in Germany, soldiers could not be prosecuted by German courts for crimes committed against German citizens except as authorised by the occupation authorities. Invariably, when a soldier was accused of criminal behaviour the occupation
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from public life; and take any other measures in Germany as might be necessary to ensure future peace and safety. The consensus among the Allies was that it was necessary to ensure Germany could not cause further world wars, but beyond that their opinion on what Germany's future should look like
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Initially, the US was extremely rigorous in its efforts to prevent fraternization with German civilians. US soldiers were forbidden to shake hands with Germans, visit their homes, play games or sports with them, exchange gifts, take part in social events, or walk in the streets with them. How
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France was not invited to the Potsdam Conference. As a result, it chose to adopt some decisions of the Potsdam Agreements and to dismiss others. France maintained the position that it did not approve post-war expulsions and that therefore it was not responsible to accommodate and nourish the
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even with an "enemy" white population was regarded as an intolerable outrage. African-American soldiers were therefore reluctant to admit to fathering such children since this would invite reprisals and even accusations of rape, a crime which was much more aggressively prosecuted by military
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While located wholly within the Soviet zone, because of its symbolic importance as the nation's capital and seat of the former Nazi government, the city of Berlin was jointly occupied by the Allied powers and subdivided into four sectors. All four occupying powers were entitled to privileges
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Following the complete closure of all Nazi German media, the launch and operation of completely new newspaper titles began by licensing carefully selected Germans as publishers. Licenses were granted to Germans not involved in Nazi propaganda to establish those newspapers, including
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in March 1953, the Soviet Control Commission was replaced with the office of the Soviet High Commissioner on 28 May 1953. This office was abolished (and replaced by an ambassador) and (general) sovereignty was granted to the GDR, when the Soviet Union concluded a state treaty
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not participated in the Potsdam Conference, where the expulsions of eastern Germans had been decided, and who therefore did not feel responsible for the ramifications, feared an unbearable burden for its zone anyway strongly smarting from the consequences of the war." N.N.,
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In practice, each of the four occupying powers wielded government authority in their respective zones and carried out different policies toward the population and local and state governments there. A uniform administration of the western zones evolved, known first as the
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The city of Berlin was not part of either state and de jure continued to be under Allied occupation of the four countries until the reunification of Germany in October 1990. For administrative purposes, the three western sectors of Berlin were merged into the entity of
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authorities preferred to handle the matter within the military justice system. This sometimes led to harsher punishments than would have been available under German law – in particular, U.S. servicemen could be executed if court-martialed and convicted of rape. See
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included the Ruhr industrial region, which had experienced the heaviest bombing and therefore faced the greatest shortages of housing and food. Initial British occupation directives were concerned primarily with economic considerations and food supply.
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help to reeducate Germans to democratic modes of thought. To that end the British introduced new local government structures, including a nonpolitical position similar to the English town clerk ("city director") that replaced the office of mayor.
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in October 1990. Though West Germany was effectively independent, the western Allies maintained limited legal jurisdiction over 'Germany as a whole' in respect of West Germany and Berlin. At the same time, East Germany progressed from being a
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Conference to be "temporarily administered" pending the Final Peace Treaty on Germany between the four Allies and a future German state; eventually (under the September 1990 Peace Treaty) the northern portion of East Prussia became the
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The Belgians were allocated a territory which was garrisoned by their troops. The zone formed a 200 kilometres (120 mi) strip from the Belgian-German border at the south of the British zone, and included the important cities of
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had been administered under Soviet military occupation authorities, but following the Potsdam Agreement they were handed over to Soviet and Polish civilian administrations and ceased to constitute part of Allied-occupied Germany.
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Hungary, which had been allied with Germany and whose population was opposed to an expulsion of the German minority, tried to resist the transfer. Hungary had to yield to the pressure exerted mainly by the Soviet Union and by the
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Some occupation soldiers took advantage of the desperate food situation by exploiting their ample supply of food and cigarettes (the currency of the black market) to get to the local German girls as what became known as
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In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, United States forces had pushed beyond the agreed boundaries for the future zones of occupation, in some places by as much as 320 km (200 miles). The so-called
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became law, the occupation ended, the western occupation zones ceased to exist, and the high commissioners were replaced by normal ambassadors. West Germany was also allowed to build a military, and the
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for Germany prohibited "proceedings to establish paternity or liability for maintenance of children." Even after the lifting of the ban West German courts had little power over American soldiers.
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In general, the British believed strongly in reeducation as a means to achieve democracy, which led them to prioritize the reestablishment of schooling and university education in their zone.
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Despite the grants of general sovereignty to both German states in 1955, full and unrestricted sovereignty under international law was not enjoyed by any German government until after the
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had liberated the Netherlands and had conquered Northern Germany. The Canadian forces went home following the German surrender, leaving Northern Germany to be occupied by the British.
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on 1 August 1945 that "the transfer to Germany of German populations...in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary will have to be undertaken"; "wild expulsion" was already going on.
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was at first not granted an occupation zone in Germany, but the British and American governments later agreed to cede some western parts of their zones of occupation to the
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on 8 May 1945, the four countries representing the Allies (the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and France) asserted joint authority and sovereignty through the
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and the westernmost part of Austria. In July, the French relinquished Stuttgart to the Americans, and in exchange were given control over cities west of the Rhine such as
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throughout Berlin that were not extended to the rest of Germany – this included the Soviet sector of Berlin, which was legally separate from the rest of the Soviet zone.
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The French were less concerned with improving Germany's moral and civic character, focusing instead on ensuring France's future security and utilizing the resources of
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Soviet aims in Germany were similar to those of the French, with the primary goals being to prevent future aggression by Germany and to extract reparations.
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in April 1947, between Denmark and United Kingdom. A Danish Occupation Force was formally established on 7 October 1949. The headquarters was in the town of
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of the Soviet Union to increasing independence of action; while still deferring in matters of security to Soviet authority. The provisions of the
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with its constitution took effect on 17 December 1947, however the separation was opposed by the Soviet Union and Germans here were not expelled.
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Biddiscombe, P. (2001). "Dangerous Liaisons: The Anti-Fraternization Movement in the U.S. Occupation Zones of Germany and Austria, 1945–1948".
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redoubt. Perry Biddiscombe estimates the total death toll as a direct result of Werewolf actions and the resulting reprisals as 3,000–5,000.
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zone, and prevented it from becoming a financial liability the way the British and American zones were to their respective occupying powers.
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and while not recognised by the Western powers as a part of East Germany, the GDR declared it its capital (Hauptstadt der DDR).
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on 2 August 1945 defined the new eastern German border by giving Poland and the Soviet Union all regions of Germany east of the
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Campion, Corey (2019). "Remembering the Forgotten Zone: Recasting the Image of the Post-1945 French Occupation of Germany".
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which they had taken over from the Americans a few weeks before, as it had previously been agreed to be occupied by the
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Campion, Corey. "Remembering the" Forgotten Zone": Recasting the Image of the Post-1945 French Occupation of Germany."
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British occupation policy was similar to that of the United States, but with a greater focus on economic problems. The
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Knowles, Christopher. "The British Occupation of Germany, 1945–49: A Case Study in Post-Conflict Reconstruction."
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A 1956 plebiscite ended the French administration of the Saar protectorate, and it joined the Federal Republic as
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Main, Steven J. "The Soviet Occupation of Germany. Hunger, Mass Violence and the Struggle for Peace, 1945–1947."
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Transforming Occupation in the Western Zones of Germany: Politics, Everyday Life and Social Interactions, 1945-55
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Miller, Paul D. "A bibliographic essay on the Allied occupation and reconstruction of West Germany, 1945–1955."
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Steffen Prauser and Arfon Rees, European University Institute, Florence, Department of history and civilization
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Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949: Multilateral, 1931-1945
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withdrew from the Allied Control Council. The split led to the establishment in 1949 of two new German states,
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between Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of hostilities, mostly lying eastward of the July 1945-established
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August 1948, German children deported from the eastern areas taken over by Poland arrive in western Germany.
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during 1951–1952, which terminated the occupation and prepared the way for the rearmament of West Germany.
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The last Allied war advances into Germany and Allied occupation plans were affected by rumors of the Nazi
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Saarland, an area in the French occupation zone, was separated from Allied-occupied Germany to become a
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A similar situation occurred in East Germany. The GDR was founded on 7 October 1949. On 10 October the
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Konrad Adenauer: A German Politician and Statesman in a Period of War, Revolution and Reconstruction
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The Expulsion of the 'German' Communities from Eastern Europe at the End of the Second World War
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West German mayors and minister presidents receive the British, American, and French occupiers'
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A Machine Gunner's War: From Normandy to Victory with the 1st Infantry Division in World War II
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that was enforced from June 1948 to May 1949. The three western zones were merged to form the
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From November 1945, Luxembourg was allocated a zone within the French sector. The Luxembourg
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Also in 1947, the American zone of occupation being inland had no port facilities – thus the
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plan for insurgency, and successful Nazi deception about plans to withdraw forces to the
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with the GDR on 20 September 1955. On 1 March 1956, the GDR established a military, the
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At first, Allied-occupied Germany was defined as all territories of Germany before the
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American propaganda poster using images of concentration camp victims to warn against
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Berlin, which occurred at roughly the same time; the need for intelligence gathering (
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Army units from other countries were stationed within the British occupation zone.
8602: 8595: 8539: 8203: 7968: 7954: 7857: 7794: 7745: 7558: 7411: 7358: 7168: 7119: 7033: 6263: 6240: 5773: 5321: 5189: 5137: 5132: 5122: 5117: 5112: 4939: 4904: 4878: 4550: 4354: 4323: 4278: 4273: 4173: 4161: 4138: 4037: 3781: 3483: 2835: 2831: 2810: 2761: 1995: 1916: 1863: 1684: 1530:(Munich; October 1945). Radio stations were run by the military government. Later, 1520: 1476: 1405: 842: 837: 832: 519: 263: 251: 5782: 4048:
Educating the Germans: People and Policy in the British Zone of Germany, 1945-1949
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situation was dire, as found during a visit by the British (and Jewish) publisher
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In October 1946, the population of the various zones and sectors was as follows:
2250: 2101: 2045: 2003: 1746: 1332: 1300: 1012: 257: 245: 47: 8737: 8632: 8168: 8094: 6146: 6005: 5306: 5265: 5194: 5072: 5059: 4722: 4480: 3605:
Foreign Relations of the United States: The Conferences at Malta and Yalta 1945
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Reunited Germany by joining the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990.
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Werwolf!: The History of the National Socialist Guerrilla Movement, 1944–1946
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the German population of which was temporarily removed. The city was renamed
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Within the British zone of occupation, the CCG/BE re-established the city of
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The often destitute mothers of the resulting children usually received no
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for damage done by Germany; wipe out the Nazi party and its institutions;
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that could be used for military production; punish war criminals; exact
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The original Allied plan to govern Germany as a single unit through the
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Allied aims with respect to postwar Germany were first laid out at the
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A History of West Germany Vol 1: From Shadow to Substance, 1945–1963
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occupying Germany as the separation was opposed by the Soviet Union.
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being de facto part of the FRG. The Soviet sector became known as
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At the end of October 1946, the British zone had a population of:
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In the west, the occupation continued until 5 May 1955, when the
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At the end of October 1946, the Soviet zone had a population of:
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At the end of October 1946, the French zone had a population of:
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Murphy, David E.; Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George (1997).
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The two American exclaves in the British sector is the state of
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and became northern portions of the present-day German state of
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Exorcising Hitler: the occupation and denazification of Germany
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The US originally considered a punitive approach championed by
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Another special feature of the British zone was the enclave of
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The quadripartite area shown within the Soviet zone is Berlin.
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Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples
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Winning the Peace: The British in Occupied Germany, 1945-1948
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German state, Wehrmacht, Nazi party, and Nazi organizations.
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British armoured car, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, 1950
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Deviating from the occupation zones planned according to the
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The entirety of Germany was occupied and administered by the
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For the occupation of Western Germany after World War I, see
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Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955
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After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation
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activity to tighten police control and secure forced labor.
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in West-Berlin remained a radio station under U.S. control.
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The children of African-American soldiers, commonly called
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History of Berlin § West and East Germany (1945–1990)
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The Struggle for Germany and the Origins of the Cold War
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The papers of General Lucius D. Clay: Germany, 1945–1949
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The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War
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At the end of October 1946, Berlin had a population of:
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had 4,000 soldiers in Hanover; amongst whom was future
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were stationed in the northern area of the district of
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by joining it on 1 January 1957, not recognized by the
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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Erlichman, Camilo, and Knowles, Christopher (eds.).
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United States v. Private First Class John A. Bennett
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The Times, the Daily Herald, the Manchester Guardian
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Victor Gollancz, London. pp. 116, 125–6. 3367: 1792:, formerly the Stadt Hamburg Hotel in late 1945 3765: 3763: 3607:. U.S. Department of State. 12 February 1945. 3509: 3507: 3505: 1915:of 4,000 men, under British command, occupied 1636:, and exchanged some villages between British 8845:States and territories disestablished in 1949 5494: 5221: 4200: 3999:After Hitler: Recivilizing Germans, 1945–1995 2817:, with long-term objectives summed up by the 2718:on 1 January 1957, becoming its tenth state. 2602:Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany 1311:were returned to their respective countries. 1199: 635:and the western sectors of Berlin (de facto). 3461:Mémoires de guerre : Le Salut 1944–1946 2863: 2048:in the north and west and on the other hand 1906:(then a Norwegian citizen) as press attaché. 1067: 953: 490: 482: 39: 4319:Roman campaigns in Germania (12 BC – AD 16) 4098:Andrews, Ernest A.; Hurt, David B. (2022). 4097: 3888: 3769: 3760: 3502: 3037:Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950) 2900: 2883: 2067:The French zone of occupation included the 8840:States and territories established in 1945 5501: 5487: 5228: 5214: 4207: 4193: 4084:(Central European University Press, 2004) 3807: 3805: 3803: 2756:Forced labor of Germans after World War II 2088:Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1.05 million 1206: 1192: 613:Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 81: 8830:Germany–United Kingdom military relations 3843: 3736: 3705: 3647: 3563: 3561: 3458: 3413:"The Danish Brigade in Germany 1947–1958" 2782:remove all Nazi and militarist influences 2670:Soviet Military Administration in Germany 2022:, and conquered a territory extending to 1717:became exclaves within the British zone. 8835:Germany–United States military relations 3861: 3855: 3626:(eBook ed.). London: Pocket Books. 3443: 3065:. Millions of people were expelled from 3040: 2931: 2846: 2619:expelled and denaturalised Czechoslovaks 2591: 2558: 2249: 2150:The Soviet occupation zone incorporated 2125: 1986: 1842: 1724:North Rhine-Westphalia 11.7 million 1369: 8825:Germany–Soviet Union military relations 4102:. Philadelphia & Oxford: Casemate. 3800: 3473: 3229: 2920:The Soviets used suspicion of supposed 2788: 2279:). A small area west of the Oder, near 1741:from 1946, but in 1954 it was moved to 1226:on 5 June 1945 to the establishment of 16:Post-World War II occupation of Germany 8772: 7348: 7326:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union 3961:French Politics, Culture & Society 3724: 3693: 3621: 3581:Rheinland-Pfalz Landesarchivverwaltung 3558: 3476:French Politics, Culture & Society 3302:from the original on 18 September 2015 3170: 2612:de facto broke down on 20 March 1948 ( 2130:Pink: portions of Germany east of the 1847:Belgian occupation sub-zone of Germany 1597:was formed on 25 August 1945 from the 1374:4 occupation zones in Germany and the 1299:were returned to these countries. The 8197:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign 7629:Japanese invasion of French Indochina 7275:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union 7231:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union 6336:Rape during the occupation of Germany 5482: 5209: 4188: 3942:Bark, Dennis L., and David R. Gress. 3211:from the original on 16 February 2023 3067:former eastern territories of Germany 3009:, 7 C.M.A. 97, 21 C.M.R. 223 (1956). 2242:Former eastern territories of Germany 2178:, which also came to house the chief 1835:Belgian army of occupation in Germany 1766:British High Commissioner for Germany 1324:former eastern territories of Germany 7319:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union 6351:Rape during the liberation of France 4214: 3652:. New York: Basic Books. p. 7. 3393:from the original on 18 January 2023 3343:from the original on 14 October 2013 3181:from the original on 21 January 2023 3085:Military governors and commissioners 2733: 2085:Baden (South Baden) 1.2 million 1420:, both part of the French zone) and 3984:(University of Chicago Press, 1958) 3862:Benjamin, Daniel (29 August 2003). 3638:chpt. 10, "Visions of a New World". 3611:from the original on 6 August 2023. 3330:Cahiers d'Histoire du Temps Présent 3030: 2254:Cover of the 1947 Saar constitution 1810:Belgian, Polish and Norwegian zones 1730:Schleswig-Holstein 2.6 million 1697:with the Prussian provinces of the 1389:American occupation zone in Germany 1365: 13: 7545:German invasion of the Netherlands 5825:Weather events during World War II 4092:Primary sources and historiography 3936: 3425:from the original on 21 March 2023 3230:Knowles, Chris (29 January 2014). 2928:Conditions in the occupation zones 2308:State, sector, or other territory 2108:and the 1st Battalion was sent to 2095: 1935:in October 1949, naming itself as 1897:Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany 1604:In July the British withdrew from 1574:British occupation zone in Germany 1489:Württemberg-Baden 3.6 million 1293:All territories annexed by Germany 14: 8861: 8850:World War II occupied territories 8810:France–Germany military relations 8785:1949 disestablishments in Germany 8176:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan 4148: 3870:from the original on 20 July 2008 3373: 3361: 3320: 2948:in October and November 1946. In 2235: 2144:Soviet Occupation zone of Germany 2122:Soviet occupation zone in Germany 1983:French occupation zone in Germany 1816:Polish occupation zone in Germany 1640:and Soviet Mecklenburg under the 1628:and some exclaves and fringes of 1399:United States military occupation 8736: 5508: 5385: 5350: 5305: 5291: 5249: 4120:(Oxford University Press, 1955) 3242:from the original on 9 June 2023 2228:Western sectors 2.0 million 2082:Rheinland Pfalz 2.7 million 1919:, after an agreement, signed at 1797: 1777: 1382: 1347:) may also have been a factor. 1295:before the war from Austria and 1172: 1158: 697: 652: 591: 577: 552: 360:Surrender of German armed forces 64: 4411:German revolutions of 1848–1849 4380:Ostsiedlung (East Colonisation) 4169:Civil Affairs In Germany (1945) 3954:Germany 1945: from war to peace 3913: 3882: 3742: 3641: 3624:Germany 1945: From War to Peace 3593: 3533: 3467: 3452: 3437: 3405: 3379: 2275:within the Soviet Union (today 2196:Saxony-Anhalt: 4.1 million 2134:attached to Poland (except for 1888:pro-Soviet government in Poland 1567: 1259:1938 Nazi annexation of Austria 966:German revolutions of 1848–1849 633:Western Allied zones of Germany 8780:1945 establishments in Germany 8423:Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945 6133:Territorial changes of Germany 6041:Indonesian National Revolution 4396:Early modern period, 1500–1800 4284:List of early Germanic peoples 3314: 3288: 3223: 3193: 3164: 3144: 3131: 2797:'s Secretary of the Treasury, 2266:was assigned to Poland by the 2231:Soviet sector 1.1 million 2172:Soviet Military Administration 2115: 1976: 1667:Province of Schleswig-Holstein 1524:(Berlin; September 1945), and 1350:On 20 March 1948, the Soviets 1: 8795:American military occupations 7823:Japanese invasion of Thailand 7774:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 7538:German invasion of Luxembourg 5919:Mediterranean and Middle East 4519:History of Germany since 1990 4135:Small Wars & Insurgencies 4077:(Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011) 4029:, (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017) 4014:excerpt and text search vol 2 4010:excerpt and text search vol 1 3157: 3113:History of Germany since 1945 3012: 2297: 2205:Mecklenburg: 2.1 million 2202:Brandenburg: 2.5 million 2010:. In April and May 1945, the 1727:Lower Saxony 6.2 million 1711:Free Hanseatic City of Bremen 1471:(at the Weser estuary of the 628:took place on 3 October 1990. 8800:British military occupations 8790:Allied occupation of Germany 7730:Invasion of the Soviet Union 7419:Occupation of Czechoslovakia 6737:Independent State of Croatia 4143:10.1080/09592318.2013.857935 4042:10.1080/09668136.2014.941704 3590:, retrieved on 4 March 2013. 2748:Industrial plans for Germany 1662:– emerging in 1946 from the 1642:Barber-Lyashchenko Agreement 1498:American military government 254:(American and British zones) 7: 8820:Soviet military occupations 8815:French military occupations 8714:End of World War II in Asia 8554:Western invasion of Germany 8061:Chinese famine of 1942–1943 8038:Second Battle of El Alamein 7608:Hundred Regiments Offensive 7580:Battle of the Mediterranean 7433:Italian invasion of Albania 5607:Air warfare of World War II 4036:(2014) 66#8 pp: 1380–1382. 3897:University of Toronto Press 3889:Biddiscombe, Perry (1998). 3459:de Gaulle, Charles (1959). 3296:"British Army of the Rhine" 3272:"I. Gebiet und Bevölkerung" 3095: 2997:Between 1950 and 1955, the 2635:Federal Republic of Germany 2199:Thuringia: 2.9 million 1911:In 1947 (during summer), a 1862:as well as in the areas of 1675:– the merger of Brunswick, 1436:, and of northern parts of 1220:Allies of World War II 203:the French occupation zone) 21:Occupation of the Rhineland 10: 8866: 8640:Naval bombardment of Japan 8008:First Battle of El Alamein 7927:Battle of Christmas Island 7872:Japanese invasion of Burma 7636:Italian invasion of Greece 7552:German invasion of Belgium 7524:German invasion of Denmark 7497:1939–1940 Winter Offensive 7366:Second Italo-Ethiopian War 5630:Comparative military ranks 4426:North German Confederation 4406:Confederation of the Rhine 4116:Beate Ruhm Von Oppen, ed. 3956:(Simon and Schuster, 2012) 3849:The Bitter Road to Freedom 3517:. Armée.lu. Archived from 3463:. Plon. pp. 170, 207. 3444:Reinisch, Jessica (2013). 3088: 3034: 2908:Political activity in the 2737: 2639:German Democratic Republic 2532:American, British, French 2239: 2213: 2119: 1980: 1872:Polish government in exile 1813: 1571: 1396: 1386: 971:North German Confederation 941:Confederation of the Rhine 321:Jean de Lattre de Tassigny 18: 8729: 8561:Bratislava–Brno offensive 8501: 8492:Dutch famine of 1944–1945 8229: 8116:Allied invasion of Sicily 8070: 7976:Aleutian Islands campaign 7948:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign 7895: 7886:Greek famine of 1941–1944 7781:Second Battle of Changsha 7686:German invasion of Greece 7654: 7531:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang 7506: 7444: 7339: 7220: 6946: 6856: 6704: 6407: 6398: 6156: 5981: 5873:North and Central Pacific 5834: 5596: 5589: 5516: 5455: 5425: 5380: 5345: 5300: 5289: 5244: 5160: 5020: 4900: 4891: 4774: 4765: 4646: 4637: 4573: 4564: 4527: 4506: 4388: 4342: 4266: 4235: 4226: 4137:(2013) 24#4 pp: 751–759. 3773:Journal of Social History 3648:MacDonogh, Giles (2007). 3622:Bessel, Richard (2010) . 3321:Brüll, Christoph (2011). 2913:of the Communist party. 2864:British occupation policy 2707:Belgian Forces in Germany 2674:Soviet Control Commission 2641:(GDR) i.e. East Germany. 2285:expropriated and expelled 2209: 1913:Danish Brigade in Germany 1854:Polish units mainly from 1595:British Army of the Rhine 649: 607: 531: 475: 471: 461: 451: 447: 440: 436: 423: 410: 397: 384: 369: 356: 352: 342: 338: 326: 314: 300: 288: 284: 273: 238: 102: 92: 80: 61: 56: 34: 8153:Allied invasion of Italy 8130:Solomon Islands campaign 7879:Third Battle of Changsha 7476:First Battle of Changsha 7382:Second Sino-Japanese War 6322:German military brothels 6188:United States war crimes 5372:Württemberg-Hohenzollern 4578:Administrative divisions 4157:A DEFEATED PEOPLE (1946) 3488:10.3167/fpcs.2019.370304 3124: 2901:Soviet occupation policy 2884:French occupation policy 2752:Food in occupied Germany 2694:reunification of Germany 2528:Berlin (western sectors) 2450:Württemberg-Hohenzollern 2193:Saxony: 5.5 million 2050:Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1733:Hamburg 1.4 million 1496:The headquarters of the 1492:Bremen 0.48 million 1483:Bavaria 8.7 million 222:American occupation zone 8575:Second Guangxi campaign 8430:Philippines (1944–1945) 7934:Battle of the Coral Sea 7837:Fall of the Philippines 7483:Battle of South Guangxi 7389:Battles of Khalkhin Gol 6795:Italian Social Republic 5237:Allied-occupied Germany 4022:(2013) 158#6 pp: 84–91. 3864:"Condi's Phony History" 3851:. New York: Free Press. 3283:Statistisches Bundesamt 3177:. Department of State. 3171:States, United (1968). 3103:Allied-occupied Austria 3077:for a period of years. 2870:British Occupation Zone 2038:. Three German states ( 1599:British Liberation Army 1578:Allied-occupied Austria 1486:Hesse 3.97 million 1414:Rhine Palatinate Region 1393:Allied-occupied Austria 1316:London Protocol in 1944 1230:on 23 May 1949. Unlike 637: 630: 624: 621: 610: 211:British occupation zone 8160:Armistice of Cassibile 7962:Battle of Dutch Harbor 7913:Battle of the Java Sea 7816:Attack on Pearl Harbor 7716:Syria–Lebanon campaign 7709:Battle of South Shanxi 7679:Invasion of Yugoslavia 7462:Battle of the Atlantic 7076:Korean Liberation Army 6789:(until September 1943) 6746:(until September 1944) 6724:(until September 1944) 5332:North Rhine-Westphalia 4839:Science and technology 4540:History of Brandenburg 4431:Unification of Germany 4421:Frankfurt Constitution 4025:Knowles, Christopher. 3925:1 October 2009 at the 3108:German-occupied Europe 3075:used for forced labour 3063:Allied Control Council 3046: 2999:Allied High Commission 2940: 2910:Soviet occupation zone 2856: 2687:National People's Army 2649: 2610:Allied Control Council 2605: 2589: 2541:Berlin (Soviet sector) 2515:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2372:North Rhine-Westphalia 2255: 2147: 2136:northerly East Prussia 2102:2nd Infantry Battalion 2064:of the American zone. 1999: 1848: 1770:Bonn–Paris conventions 1758:Allied High Commission 1745:where it was known as 1691:North Rhine-Westphalia 1379: 1252:Allied Control Council 1068: 954: 823:Linear Pottery culture 640:Soviet zone of Germany 611:Became a state of the 504:(except the Saarland): 491: 483: 374:Allied Control Council 232:Soviet occupation zone 184:French occupation zone 40: 25:Occupation of the Ruhr 8324:Second Battle of Guam 8220:Bengal famine of 1943 8190:Second Battle of Kiev 8146:Battle of the Dnieper 7851:Battle of Wake Island 7723:East African campaign 7665:Battle of South Henan 7310:atrocities by Germans 7083:Korean Volunteer Army 6064:Occupation of Germany 5818:Music in World War II 5239:(1945–1949/1956/1990) 4476:Flight and expulsions 4056:Schwarz, Hans-Peter. 3845:Hitchcock, William I. 3812:Children of the Enemy 3786:10.1353/jsh.2001.0002 3586:25 April 2009 at the 3201:"What Is to Be Done?" 3044: 2992:interracial marriages 2935: 2890:their occupation zone 2850: 2595: 2562: 2253: 2174:was headquartered in 2129: 2073:Büsingen am Hochrhein 2024:Hitler's Eagle's Nest 1990: 1856:1st Armoured Division 1846: 1814:Further information: 1634:County of Blankenburg 1572:Further information: 1557:Süddeutscher Rundfunk 1515:Frankfurter Rundschau 1404:The American zone in 1387:Further information: 1373: 749:Territorial evolution 658:The four sectors and 642:and sector of Berlin. 302:• American zone 239:Common languages 8805:Dwight D. Eisenhower 8610:Surrender of Germany 8088:Battle of West Hubei 8045:Guadalcanal campaign 8015:Battle of Stalingrad 7941:Battle of Madagascar 6715:Albania protectorate 6502:(formerly Swaziland) 6211:Wehrmacht war crimes 6027:Expulsion of Germans 5811:Art and World War II 5709:British contribution 5658:Governments in exile 5367:Rhineland-Palatinate 5148:World Heritage Sites 4826:German states by GDP 4416:German Confederation 4181:by Melvyn P. Leffler 4067:28 June 2011 at the 4004:Junker, Detlef, ed. 3970:(Bloomsbury, 2018). 3575:31 July 2013 at the 3277:27 July 2020 at the 3236:History & Policy 2799:Henry Morgenthau Jr. 2789:US occupation policy 2770:German General Staff 2672:was replaced by the 2424:Rhineland-Palatinate 2044:) were established: 1946:Six-Power Conference 1701:(northern part) and 1560:, respectively. The 1551:Bayerischer Rundfunk 1248:formally surrendered 1238:was stripped of its 1085:Expulsion of Germans 1051:Contemporary Germany 949:German Confederation 626:German reunification 308:Dwight D. Eisenhower 290:• British zone 8700:Potsdam Declaration 8589:Italy (Spring 1945) 8352:Liberation of Paris 7809:Siege of Sevastopol 6827:(until August 1944) 6730:Wang Jingwei regime 6552:from September 1943 6512:from September 1944 6450:from September 1944 6310:Romanian war crimes 6301:Persecution of Jews 6287:Croatian war crimes 6257:Japanese war crimes 6071:Occupation of Japan 6020:First Indochina War 5732:Military production 5644:Declarations of war 4784:Automobile industry 4370:Carolingian dynasty 4304:History of the Huns 4073:Taylor, Frederick. 4034:Europe-Asia Studies 3997:Jarausch, Konrad H. 3963:37.3 (2019): 79-94. 3817:3 June 2008 at the 3739:, pp. 253–254. 3448:. 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Index

Occupation of the Rhineland
Occupation of the Ruhr
German
Flag of Germany#After World War II (1945–49)
C-Pennant
Germany in 1947
Military occupation
Berlin
de jure
Frankfurt
Bad Oeynhausen
Baden-Baden
East Berlin
52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383
French occupation zone
Saar Protectorate
British occupation zone
American occupation zone
Soviet occupation zone
German
English
French
Russian
Governors
Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Georgy Zhukov
Cold War
Surrender of German armed forces

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