It means that the porcelain was made between 1945 and about 1955 in the American Zone of Germany, probably in Bavaria.
uk,us, France, USSR
my great great great grandfather, Hitler.
A marking of Germany US zone indicates that it was manufactured at the most 59 years ago. Depending on the design, manufacturer and the condition of the tea set, I doubt that it would fetch a high price unless a buyer with a special interest in the immediate postwar period of Germany could be found. But it might be worth having a professional appraisal carried out by an expert in this field.
The Berlin Blockade
4 parts: a Soviet zone (which was to become the DDR); a French zone, an English zone, and an American zone (which was to become the Bundesrepublik).Keep in mind that a part of the city of Berlin was under US control, enclosed in Soviet borders.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------At the end of WWII Germany was divided into four military occupation zones by the Allied Powers and were controlled respectively by France, the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), and the Soviet Union (USSR).In 1949 the areas controlled by France, the UK and US were merged and became the Federal Republic of Germany, also known as West Germany. East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union.Germany remained divided into two parts until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the four occupying powers renounced their rights in 1990, thereby returning Germany's sovereignty.Read more: How_many_zones_was_Germeny_divided_into_after_world_war_2
Those are from the Cold War. The US zone was West Germany while the soviet were East Germany.
The term "Germany U.S. Zone" on hand tools indicated that the tool was manufactured in Germany during the post-World War II occupation by the United States. These tools were typically produced between 1945 and 1949, during a time when Germany was divided into zones controlled by the Allied forces.
There were 4 zones in Germany when the Allies occupied Germany. The Eastern Zone was occupied by Russia. It the Southern Zone was the US, in the Northen Zone was France and the western zone had Britain.
uk,us, France, USSR
You forgot to mention which country and time zone 'us' means...
The dividing line between the Soviets and US/allies.
When it is 9:45 a.m. in Frankfurt, Germany, the time in Los Angeles, California is 12:45 a.m. the same day. Frankfurt is nine hours ahead of Los Angeles. Frankfurt is in the Central European time zone, and Los Angeles is in the Pacific time zone.
my great great great grandfather, Hitler.
porcelain
Eisenhower .
A marking of Germany US zone indicates that it was manufactured at the most 59 years ago. Depending on the design, manufacturer and the condition of the tea set, I doubt that it would fetch a high price unless a buyer with a special interest in the immediate postwar period of Germany could be found. But it might be worth having a professional appraisal carried out by an expert in this field.
The Berlin Blockade