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List of administrators of Allied-occupied Germany

For a similar list concerning Austria, see List of administrators of Allied-occupied Austria.

This article lists the administrators of Allied-occupied Germany, which represented the Allies of World War II in Allied-occupied Germany (German: Alliierten-besetztes Deutschland) from the end of World War II in Europe in 1945[1][2][3] until the establishment of West Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) and East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR) in 1949.[4]

Allied occupation zones in Germany, 1945–1949. The territories east of the Oder–Neisse line (under Polish and Soviet administration/annexation), as well as the detached Saar Protectorate (under French protection), are shown in cream. Bremen was an American enclave within the British zone. Berlin was a four-power area within the Soviet zone.

Officeholders

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American zone

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Main article: American occupation zone in Germany
Military governors
No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Eisenhower, DwightGeneral of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890–1969)		8 May 194510 November 1945186 days  United States Army
–Patton, GeorgeGeneral
George S. Patton
(1885–1945)
Acting		11 November 194525 November 194514 days  United States Army
2McNarney, JosephGeneral
Joseph T. McNarney
(1893–1972)		26 November 19455 January 19471 year, 40 days  United States Air Force
3Clay, LuciusGeneral
Lucius D. Clay
(1898–1978)		6 January 194714 May 19492 years, 128 days  United States Army
–Huebner, ClarenceLieutenant general
Clarence R. Huebner
(1888–1972)
Acting		15 May 194921 September 1949129 days  United States Army
High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office
1McCloy, JohnJohn J. McCloy
(1895–1989)		21 September 19491 August 19522 years, 315 days
2Donnelly, WalterWalter J. Donnelly
(1896–1970)		1 August 195211 December 1952132 days
–Reber, SamuelSamuel Reber
(1903–1971)
Acting		11 December 195210 February 195361 days
3Conant, JamesJames B. Conant
(1893–1978)		10 February 19535 May 19552 years, 84 days

British zone

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Main article: British occupation zone in Germany
Military governors
No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Montgomery, BernardField marshal
Bernard Montgomery
(1887–1976)
[a]		22 May 194530 April 1946343 days  British Army
2Douglas, SholtoAir chief marshal
Sir Sholto Douglas
(1893–1969)		1 May 194631 October 19471 year, 183 days  Royal Air Force
3Robertson, BrianGeneral
Sir Brian Robertson
(1896–1974)		1 November 194721 September 19491 year, 324 days  British Army
High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Robertson, BrianGeneral
Sir Brian Robertson
(1896–1974)		21 September 194924 June 1950276 days  British Army
2Kirkpatrick, IvoneSir Ivone Kirkpatrick
(1897–1964)		24 June 195029 September 19533 years, 97 daysnone
3Millar, FrederickSir Frederick Millar
(1900–1989)		29 September 19535 May 19551 year, 218 daysnone

French zone

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Main article: French occupation zone in Germany
Military commander
No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1de Lattre, JeanArmy general
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
(1889–1952)		8 May 1945July 19451 month  French Army
Military governor
No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Kœnig, Marie-PierreArmy general
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
(1898–1970)		July 194521 September 19494 years, 2 months  French Army
High Commissioner
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office
1François-Poncet, AndréAndré François-Poncet
(1887–1978)		21 September 19495 May 19555 years, 226 days

Soviet zone

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Main article: Soviet occupation zone in Germany
Military commanders
No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
N/AZhukov, GeorgyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Georgy Zhukov
(1896–1974)
Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front
(in Brandenburg and Berlin)		April 19459 June 19452 months  Soviet Army
N/ARokossovsky, KonstantinMarshal of the Soviet Union
Konstantin Rokossovsky
(1896–1968)
Commander of the 2nd Belorussian Front
(in Mecklenburg)		April 19459 June 19452 months  Soviet Army
N/AKonev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union
Ivan Konev
(1897–1973)
Commander of the 1st Ukrainian Front
(in Saxony)		April 19459 June 19452 months  Soviet Army
Chief Administrators of the Soviet Military Administration
Main articles: Soviet Military Administration in Germany and Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
No. Portrait Chief Administrator Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Zhukov, GeorgyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Georgy Zhukov
(1896–1974)		9 June 194510 April 1946305 days  Soviet Army
2Sokolovsky, VasilyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Vasily Sokolovsky
(1897–1968)		10 April 194629 March 19492 years, 353 days  Soviet Army
3Chuikov, VasilyArmy general
Vasily Chuikov
(1900–1982)		29 March 194910 October 1949195 days  Soviet Army
Chairman of the Soviet Control Commission
No. Portrait Chairman Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Chuikov, VasilyArmy general
Vasily Chuikov
(1900–1982)		10 October 194928 May 19533 years, 230 days  Soviet Army
High Commissioners
No. Portrait High Commissioner Took office Left office Time in office
1Semyonov, VladimirVladimir Semyonov
(1911–1992)		28 May 195316 July 19541 year, 49 days
2Pushkin, GeorgyGeorgy Pushkin
(1909–1963)		16 July 195420 September 19551 year, 66 days

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ From 1 January 1946, Bernard Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.

References

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  1. ^ "The German Surrender Documents – WWII". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
  2. ^ Declaration Regarding the Defeat of Germany Archived 18 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, Retrieved 14 September 2008
  3. ^ The Churchill Centre: The End of the War in Europe Archived 19 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Knowles, Chris (29 January 2014). "Germany 1945-1949: a case study in post-conflict reconstruction". History & Policy. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Allied Military Occupation". worldstatesmen.org. B. Cahoon. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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