When did the occupation of Germany after World War 2 end?

Answer 1

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. The four occupying powers renounced their rights in 1990, thereby returning Germany's sovereignty.

There are still US military bases and personnel in Germany, and there have been continuously since 1945. The status of these forces changed from occupiers in 1951, when military government ended and the civilian government of West Germany resumed. Similarly the Russians remained in East Germany until 1989, until the Soviet Union began to collapse, along with the communist puppet state the Soviets had erected in East Germany. After 1951 US forces remained in West Germany to deter the Russians from invading West Germany. Since German reunification and the end of the Cold War the rationale for the continued presence of these American forces is less well-defined. In its current persona as the world's self appointed policemen the US taxes its citizens to support a network of over 700 military bases outside the US, scattered around the world, in dozens of other nations.

Answer 2

The occupation of Germany after World War II formally ended in 1955 with the signing of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany. Under this treaty, Germany regained full sovereignty, and the occupation forces from the United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France gradually withdrew from the country.

Answer 3

After the end of World War II in 1945, Germany was divided into four occupation zones controlled by the Allied powers: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union. This division aimed to stabilize Germany and prevent it from waging war again. However, as tensions escalated between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, this division deepened, eventually leading to the separation of East and West Germany.

The occupation lasted nearly a decade, with the Western zones merging to form the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) in 1949. Meanwhile, the Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The division of Germany into East and West intensified the geopolitical struggle between the communist bloc and the Western allies.

Efforts to grant West Germany full sovereignty gained momentum in the early 1950s. Negotiations culminated in the signing of the Bonn-Paris conventions on May 5, 1955. These agreements acknowledged West Germany's sovereignty, ended the occupation officially, and allowed the nation to rearm and join NATO. This pivotal moment marked the conclusion of the Allied occupation, signaling West Germany's return to full independence and international recognition.