British military government in Germany

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The British military government in Germany was the post-World War II occupation authority established by the United Kingdom to administer its zone in defeated Germany and oversee its political reconstruction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military government
occupation authority
appliesToJurisdiction British Zone of Occupation
appliesToTerritory Bremen
British occupation zone in Germany
Hamburg
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Northwest Germany
linked to: Northern Germany

Schleswig-Holstein
cooperatedWith French military government in Germany
Soviet military administration in Germany
United States military government in Germany
country United Kingdom
endTime 1949
followed Nazi Germany
hasHeadquartersLocation Bad Oeynhausen
Berlin (British Sector, for quadripartite bodies)
Minden
hasOfficialName Control Commission for Germany (British Element)
hasPart British Army of the Rhine
Control Commission for Germany
Military Government Detachments
hasPurpose administration of occupied Germany
demilitarization of Germany
democratization of German political life
denazification
economic reconstruction
support for creation of a West German state
hasSignificantEvent introduction of the Deutsche Mark in western zones in 1948
support for creation of the Bizone with the United States in 1947
historicalPeriod post-World War II era
legalBasis Allied agreements at Potsdam Conference
Allied agreements at Yalta Conference
linked to: Yalta Conference
locatedInTime 20th century
oversaw formation of political parties in British zone
re-establishment of German Länder in British zone
reconstruction of German police forces in British zone
regional elections in British zone
reorganization of German education system in British zone
participatedIn Allied Control Council
partOf Allied occupation of Germany
post-World War II military occupations
replacedBy Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany

Länder governments in British zone
shortName CCG/BE
startTime 1945
usedLanguage English
German

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Parliamentary Council convenedBy British military government in Germany
Allied Control Council appliesToJurisdiction British occupation zone in Germany
linked to: British military government in Germany
British military government in Germany hasOfficialName Control Commission for Germany (British Element)
linked to: British military government in Germany
Frankfurt Documents issuedBy British military government in Germany
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trials organizedBy British military government in Germany
Control Council Law No. 1 enactedBy United Kingdom military government in Germany
linked to: British military government in Germany
British High Commissioner for Germany partOf British Military Government in Germany
linked to: British military government in Germany