1947 ⟶ Prussia Formally Abolished

Prussia was de jure abolished.

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1946

1947

1948

⚖️ Nuremberg Trials Conclude

The Nuremberg trials conclude.⟶

GermanyNuremberg TrialsWar CrimesJusticePost-WarTrialsNazi GermanyEurope

🔪 Execution of Nazi Leaders at Nuremberg

After the Nuremberg trials, 11 Nazi leaders are sentenced to death and executed by hanging. Hermann Göring commits suicide before his execution is carried out.⟶

GermanyNuremberg TrialsExecutionNazi LeadersWar CrimesJusticePost-WarHermann Göring

📜 Prussia Formally Abolished

Prussia was de jure abolished.⟶

GermanyPrussiaPost-WarTerritorial ChangesAllied Control

🇩🇪 Bizone Formed in Germany

The American and British zones of control in Germany are united to form the Bizone, also known as Bizonia.⟶

GermanyPost-WarOccupationBizoneUnited StatesGreat BritainEuropeEconomic Development

🇩🇪 New US Occupation Policies in Germany

The US announces new occupation policies in Germany. The occupation directive JCS 1067, whose economic section had prohibited "steps looking toward the economic rehabilitation of Germany designed to maintain or strengthen the German economy", is replaced by the new US occupation directive JCS 1779 which instead notes that "An orderly, prosperous Europe requires the economic contributions of a stable and productive Germany."⟶

GermanyOccupationPost-WarUS PolicyEconomic PolicyAllied ControlReconstruction

🇫🇷 French Zone of Occupation Established in Germany and Berlin

French zone of occupation created in Germany and Berlin.⟶

GermanyFranceOccupationPost-WarBerlinCold WarZones