How the Allied powers partitioned Germany after the Second World War
In short: Following Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, the nation was split into distinct zones of control. This video explores the administrative decisions that divided the country and the capital city.
In 1945, Germany was partitioned into four occupation zones managed by the Soviet Union, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. While the western regions were overseen by the US, UK, and France, the Soviet Union administered the east. Even Berlin, situated within the Soviet zone, was partitioned into four separate sectors.
This division eventually solidified into two competing states in 1949: the capitalist Federal Republic of Germany in the west and the socialist German Democratic Republic in the east. This geopolitical split, physically marked by the Berlin Wall from 1961 until 1989, turned Germany into a central theater of the Cold War.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Who decided how Germany would be divided after WW2? (Short Animated Documentary)
- Also: How Was Germany Divided After World War II? | Zones, Allies, Berlin, Cold War, & Facts | Britannica
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