Office of Military Government for Germany

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The Office of Military Government for Germany was the U.S. military authority that administered and oversaw the American occupation zone in Germany after World War II, guiding its political and economic reconstruction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military government
occupation authority
appliesToEvent Allied occupation of Germany after World War II
reconstruction of Germany after World War II
appliesToJurisdiction American Zone of Occupation in Germany
American occupation zone in Germany
Germany
U.S. Zone in Berlin
West Berlin
country United States of America
dissolved 1949-12
endTime 1949
followedBy Allied High Commission
United States High Commissioner for Germany
hasPart Office of Military Government for Bavaria
Office of Military Government for Berlin (American Sector)
Office of Military Government for Bremen
Office of Military Government for Hesse
Office of Military Government for Württemberg-Baden
hasRole control of German media
decentralization of German administration
demilitarization
democratization
denazification
economic reconstruction
military administration of occupied territory
political reconstruction
reform of German education system
refugee and displaced persons administration
reorganization of German economy
reparations administration
supervision of German elections
headquartersLocation Berlin
Frankfurt am Main
inception 1945-05
location American occupation zone in Germany
notableCommander Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph T. McNarney
Lucius D. Clay
Walter Bedell Smith
operatedInPeriod post–World War II
parentOrganization European Command of the United States Army
United States Army
United States Forces, European Theater
War Department of the United States
partOf Allied occupation of Germany
replacedBy United States High Commissioner for Germany
replaces Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force military government in Germany
startTime 1945

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Embassy of the United States in Bonn predecessor Office of Military Government for Germany
U.S. General Military Government Court governingBody United States military government in Germany
linked to: Office of Military Government for Germany
Einsatzgruppen Trial jurisdiction U.S. Military Government for Germany
linked to: Office of Military Government for Germany
Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany convenedBy United States military government in Germany
linked to: Office of Military Government for Germany
Greater Hesse createdBy U.S. military government in Germany
linked to: Office of Military Government for Germany
Office of Military Government for Bavaria operatedBy United States military government in Germany
linked to: Office of Military Government for Germany
denazification court establishedBy United States military government in Germany
linked to: Office of Military Government for Germany