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United States secretary of state James F. Byrnes read the speech Restatement of Policy on Germany, clarifying his nation's desire for economic recovery in Germany and guaranteeing its borders. 1947: 4 October: Planck died. 1948: 20 June: Ludwig Erhard, the appointed economic director of the Bizone, introduced the Deutsche Mark. 24 June
A History of West Germany Vol 1: From Shadow to Substance, 1945–1963 (1992) Bessel, Richard. Germany 1945: from war to peace (Simon and Schuster, 2012) Campion, Corey. "Remembering the" Forgotten Zone": Recasting the Image of the Post-1945 French Occupation of Germany." French Politics, Culture & Society 37.3 (2019): 79–94.
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
Germany was still in a dire economic situation, as six million people were unemployed and the balance of trade deficit was daunting. [36] Using deficit spending, public works projects were undertaken beginning in 1934, creating 1.7 million new jobs by the end of that year alone. [36] Average wages began to rise. [37]
Between 250,000 and 320,000 had reached Nazi Germany by the end of 1944. [192] On their arrival, they were placed in camps and underwent 'racial evaluation' by the Nazi authorities, who dispersed those deemed 'racially valuable' as farm workers in the annexed provinces , while those deemed to be of "questionable racial value" were sent to work ...
Free State of Prussia (1918–1947) Weimar Republic (1919–1933) 1920s Berlin. Assassination of Talat Pasha; Greater Berlin Act; Nazi Germany (1933–1945) Welthauptstadt Germania; Deportation of Jews from Berlin; Bombing of Berlin in World War II; Battle of Berlin; West Germany and East Germany (1945–1990) West Berlin and East Berlin ...
For example, during his speech of 30 January 1939, Hitler threatened "the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe". [12] From gaining power in January 1933 until the outbreak of war in September 1939, the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Germany was focused on intimidation, expropriating their money and property, and encouraging them to ...
The Soviet zone of Germany in the east, including the Soviet sector of Berlin, became the communist German Democratic Republic ("East Germany") on 7 October of the same year. [ 1 ] on 1 January 1957, the Saar Protectorate (which was separated from Germany on 17 December 1947) became a part the Federal Republic of Germany, [ 5 ] as provided by ...