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  2. Former eastern territories of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The post-war border between Germany and Poland along the Oder–Neisse line was defined in August 1945 by the Potsdam Agreement of the leaders of the three main Allies of World War II, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States; and was formally recognized by East Germany in 1950, by the Treaty of Zgorzelec, under pressure from ...

  3. Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Model of the Volkshalle in World Capital Germania, part of Adolf Hitler's vision for the future of Nazi Germany after the planned victory in World War II. A hypothetical military victory of the Axis powers over the Allies of World War II (1939–1945) is a common topic in speculative literature.

  4. State of Saxony (1945–1952) - Wikipedia

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    The Saxon areas east of the Oder-Neisse line were lost to Polish People's Republic. [1] [2] At the beginning of May 1945 the KPD group responsible for Saxony began its political work in Dresden under Anton Ackerman. The state associations of the SPD and the KPD carried out forced unification to form the SED before the zone-wide merger on April ...

  5. Razing of Friesoythe - Wikipedia

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    The razing of Friesoythe was the destruction of the town of Friesoythe in Lower Saxony on 14 April 1945, during the Western Allies' invasion of Germany towards the end of World War II in Europe. The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division attacked the German -held town of Friesoythe, and one of its battalions , The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of ...

  6. Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950) - Wikipedia

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    Refugees moving westwards in 1945. During the later stages of World War II and the post-war period, Germans and Volksdeutsche fled and were expelled from various Eastern and Central European countries, including Czechoslovakia, and from the former German provinces of Lower and Upper Silesia, East Prussia, and the eastern parts of Brandenburg and Pomerania (Hinterpommern), which were annexed by ...

  7. History of Germany (1945–1990) - Wikipedia

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    The United States and Germany in the Era of the Cold War (2 vol 2004), 150 short essays by scholars covering 1945–1990 excerpt and text search vol 1; excerpt and text search vol 2; Lovelace, Alexander G (2013). "Trends in the Western Historiography of the United States' Occupation of Germany". International Bibliography of Military History.

  8. Reconstruction of Germany - Wikipedia

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    In 1957, West Germany is one of the founding nations of the European Economic Community. In 1973, West Germany joins the United Nations (formed in 1945). In 1991, a unified Germany is allowed by the Allies of World War II to become fully sovereign after signing the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany.

  9. Saxony - Wikipedia

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    Saxony has a long history as a duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (the Electorate of Saxony), and finally as a kingdom (the Kingdom of Saxony).In 1918, after Germany's defeat in World War I, its monarchy was overthrown and a republican form of government was established under the current name.