French occupation zone in Germany
The French occupation zone in Germany (German: Französische Besatzungszone, French: Zone d'occupation française en Allemagne) was one of the Allied-occupied areas in Germany after World War II.
| French occupation zone in Germany Französische Besatzungszone Deutschlands | |||||||||||||
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| Military occupation zone of the French part of Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||||||||
| 1945–1949 | |||||||||||||
French occupation zone, in blue | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Baden-Baden | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Type | Military Occupation (member of Western Bloc) | ||||||||||||
| Military governors | |||||||||||||
• 1945 | Jean de Lattre de Tassigny | ||||||||||||
• 1945–1949 | Marie-Pierre Kœnig | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Post-World War II Cold War | ||||||||||||
| 8 May 1945 | |||||||||||||
• Federal Republic of Germany established | 23 May 1949 | ||||||||||||
| 5 May 1955 | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||||
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