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1945-MAY-08


EAST GERMANY (Berlin-Karlshorst)  Soviet Occupation Zone in EAST GERMANY :
GERMANY (Flensburg t) PCA Member GERMAN Provisional Government of the Reich [Flensburg Government] : Reichpresident Karl Doenitz
FRENCH ZONE IN GERMANY (Baden-Baden)  French Military Zone in GERMANY :
BRITISH ZONE IN GERMANY (Bremen)  British Occupation Zone in GERMANY [British Army of the Rhine] :
AMERICAN ZONE IN GERMANY (Frankfort on the Main)  Military Governorate of the AMERICAN OCCUPATION ZONE IN GERMANY :

Other Entities with similar names
United States of America : USA
(Washington-District of Columbia)

Military Governorate of the AMERICAN OCCUPATION ZONE IN GERMANY

Flag or logo since 1944-09-01*
Military Governorate of the AMERICAN OCCUPATION ZONE IN GERMANY (en)
Emblem or Symbol*

President Harry Truman
(ruler of AMERICA since 1945-04-12)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Frankfort on the Main
(Frankfurt am Main)
Official & national languages: English (en) .



14 Territories:

BAVARIA State of BAVARIA  (Munich)Local: State of BAVARIA (en) + Land BAYERN (de)  (München)
BRUNSWICK State of BRUNSWICK  (Brunswick)Local: Land BRAUNSCHWEIG (de) + State of BRUNSWICK (en)  (Braunschweig)
ELECTORAL HESSE Prussian Province of ELECTORAL HESSE  (Kassel)Local: Province of KURHESSEN (en) + Provinz KURHESSEN (de)  (Kassel)
HALLE-MERSEBURG Prussian Province of HALLE-MERSEBURG  (Merseburg)Local: Province of HALLE-MERSEBURG (en) + Provinz HALLE-MERSEBURG (de)  (Merseburg)
HANOVER Prussian Province of HANOVER  (Hanover)Local: Provinz HANNOVER (de) + Province of HANOVER (en)  (Hannover)
HESSE-DARMSTADT State of HESSE  (Darmstadt)Local: Volksstaates HESSEN (de) + People´s State of HESSE (en)  (Darmstadt)
LEIPZIG LEIPZIG Authority District  (Leipzig)Local: Kreishauptmannschaft LEIPZIG (de)  (Leipzig)
LIPPE State of LIPPE  (Detmold)Local: Land LIPPE (de) + State of LIPPE (en)  (Detmold)
MOSELLAND MOSELLAND District  (Coblenz)Local: MOSELLAND District (en) + Gau MOSELLAND (de)  (Koblenz)
NASSAU Prussian Province of NASSAU  (Wiesbaden)Local: Provinz NASSAU (de) + Province of NASSAU (en)  (Wiesbaden)
NORTHERN RHINELAND NORTHERN RHINELAND Region  (Duesseldorf)Local: NORTHERN RHINELAND Region (en) + NORDRHEIN Gebiet (de)  (Düsseldorf)
SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE State of SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE  (Bueckeburg)Local: Land SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE (de) + State of SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE (en)  (Bückeburg)
THURINGIA State of THURINGIA  (Weimar)Local: Land THÜRINGEN (de) + State of THURINGIA (en)  (Weimar)
WESTPHALIA Prussian Province of WESTPHALIA  (Muenster)Local: Province of WESTPHALIA (en) + Provinz WESTFALEN (de)  (Münster)



* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

GERMANY GERMAN Provisional Government of the Reich [Flensburg Government]  (Flensburg t)
SAAR United States Military Government of SAAR  (Saarbruecken)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

ANHALT State of ANHALT [Enclave]  (Dessau)
BADEN State of BADEN  (Carlsruhe)
BERLIN Prussian Province of BERLIN [Soviet Bielorussian Occupation]  (Berlin)
BRANDENBURG Prussian Province of BRANDENBURG [Soviet Bielorussian Occupation]  (Berlin-Charlottenburg)
BREMEN State of BREMEN [British Occupation]  (Bremen)
BREMERHAVEN Urban County of BREMERHAVEN  (Bremerhaven)
BUESINGEN Commune of BUESINGEN [German Enclave in Switzerland]  (Buesingen)
CHEMNITZ CHEMNITZ Authority District  (Chemnitz)
CUXHAVEN Urban County of CUXHAVEN [Enclave]  (Cuxhaven)
EAST GERMANY Soviet Occupation Zone in EAST GERMANY  (Berlin-Karlshorst)
EMSLAND EMSLAND Region [British and Free Polish Forces Occupation]  (Meppen)
FRENCH ZONE IN GERMANY French Military Zone in GERMANY  (Baden-Baden)
FRINGSHAUS Belgian Enclave of FRINGSHAUS  (Fringshaus)
HAMBURG Hanseatic City of HAMBURG  (Hamburg)
HELIGOLAND HELIGOLAND Archipelago [British Occupation]  (Heligoland)
KEHL Canton of KEHL  (Kehl)
LUBECK Hanseatic City of LUBECK [British Occupation]  (Lubeck)
MECKLENBURG State of MECKLENBURG [Soviet Bielorussian Occupation]  (Schwerin)
MOLDAUHAFEN Territory of MOLDAUHAFEN [German Lease to Czechoslovakia]  (Moldauhafen)
OLDENBURG State of OLDENBURG  (Oldenburg)
PRUSSIA State of PRUSSIA  (Berlin-Karlshorst)
SAXONY State of SAXONY [Soviet Ukrainian Occupation]  (Dresden)
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN District  (Kiel)
SCHLOSS HOHENBURG Luxemburgian Residency of SCHLOSS HOHENBURG  (Schloss Hohenburg)
VERENAHOF Enclave of VERENAHOF  (Buettenharter Hof)
WISMAR Urban District of WISMAR  (Wismar)
WURTTEMBERG State of WURTTEMBERG  (Stuttgart)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 



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