Allied-occupied Germany

Post-World War II occupation of Germany Occupation of Germany1945–1949Map of Germany from 1947 under Allied occupation Saar Protectorate (de facto not a part of Germany) French occupation zone British occupation zone American occupation zone Soviet occupation zoneThe four sectors and exclaves of BerlinStatusMilitary occupationHistory • Surrender of German armed forces 8 May 1945• Allied Control Council 5 June 1945• Saar Protectorate 17 December 1947• West Germany 23 May 1949• East Germany 7 October 1949 ^ The two American exclaves in the British sector is the state of Bremen. ^ The quadripartite area shown within the Soviet zone is Berlin. ^ Became a state of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) by joining it on 1 January 1957, not recognized by all four Allied powers, the separation was opposed by the Soviet Union. ^ Reunited Germany by joining the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990. Part of a series on the History of Germany Topics Chronology Historiography Military Economy LGBT Judaism Women Territorial evolution Historic states (Holy Roman Empire) Monarchs (Queens, Empresses, 1918, Family tree, Austria, Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony, Württemberg, Me