How was Germany governed after its defeat in the Second World War?

Answer 1

Actually, the whole of Germany was divided into 4 zones. The French, British and US zones combined into democratic West Germany, and the Russian zone became East Germany. Berlin was surrounded by East Germany, but was divided between the allies.

Answer 2

The city of Berlin was divided into four sectors: Unite States (American), British, French and Russian. The rest of Germany was under the rule of American Occupation Forces, the Supreme Commander being General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eventually, government took two forms: West Germany with democratic principals; East Germany with dictatorial (ie: Communistic) principals. With the fall of Russia (& the Berlin Wall), Germany was unified once again.

Answer 3

It was divided into four zones of occupation for the three main European allied powers and the U.S. Berlin, though in the Russian sector was also divided into four.

Within a short space of time the three occupation zones governed by France, England, and the U.S. became self governing, but the Soviet zone became East Germany, and was not reunited with the rest until the dissolution of the Soviet Republic in 1989.

Answer 4

In June of '45, the allies assumed supreme powers in Germany...

July 17-Aug.2, '45 at the Potsdam Conference, Occupation Zones were hashed out, as descriptions above try and explain.

May 1949-"Basic Law" (Grundgesetz) as West Germany's Constitution adopted...

Aug. '49-Election of first Bundestag

Sept.12 ' 49-Election of Theodor Heuss (FDP) as first (West) German Federal President

Sept.15 '49-Election of Konrad Adenauer (CDU) as first Federal Chancellor

Oct.7 '49-GDR (DDR) was formally established

At this point the two states theoretically were self governing...

Dec. '89-Brandenburg Gates are opened...

Oct. 3 '90-The GDR comes under the jurisdiction of the Basic Law and ceases to exist. Germany is united as one state. "Day of German Unity"

Of course there were many small details that would be interesting to note along the way....

Answer 5

THe country was split into four zones of occupation with Berlin in the Soviet zone also split into four zones. Each zone was administered by a seperate country. Soviet Union, Great Britain, USA and France