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1949 In Germany
Events in the year 1949 in the Allied-occupied Germany, then in West Germany and East Germany. Incumbents West Germany *President of Germany, President – Theodor Heuss (starting 13 September) *Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer (starting 20 September) East Germany *Heads of state of East Germany, Head of State – Wilhelm Pieck (starting 11 October) *Heads of Government of East Germany, Head of Government – Otto Grotewohl (starting 12 October) Events * 8 May - The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany was approved in Bonn. * 8 May - The Soviet War Memorial (Treptower Park), Soviet War Memorial in East-Berlin is established. * 12 May - The Berlin Blockade ends. * 15/16 May - East German Constitutional Assembly election, 1949 * 14 August - West German federal election, 1949 * 16 September - Hamburger Morgenpost is first published. * 20 September - The First Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in. * 7 October - Constitution of East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allied-occupied Germany
The entirety of Germany was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II, from the Berlin Declaration on 5 June 1945 to the establishment of West Germany on 23 May 1949. Unlike occupied Japan, Nazi Germany was stripped of its sovereignty and its government was entirely dissolved. After Germany formally surrendered on Tuesday, 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 Allied Control Council (ACC). Germany after the war was a devastated country – roughly 80 percent of its infrastructure was in need of repair or reconstruction – which helped the idea that Germany was entering a new phase of history (" zero hour"). At first, Allied-occupied Germany was defined as all territories of Germany before the 1938 Nazi annexation of Austria. The Potsdam Agreement on 2 August 1945 defined the new eastern German border by giving Poland and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
