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The French Occupation Zone (German: Französische Besatzungszone; French: Zone d'occupation française en Allemagne was the area of central Germany occupied by the France from 1945 on, at the end of World War II.
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French occupation zone of Germany Französische Besatzungszone Deutschlands | |||||||||||
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Military occupation zone of French Fourth Republic part of Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||||||
1945–1949 | |||||||||||
![]() French Occupation Zone in blue. | |||||||||||
Capital | Baden-Baden | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Type | Military occupation | ||||||||||
Military governors | |||||||||||
• 1945 | Jean de Lattre de Tassigny | ||||||||||
• 1945–1949 | Marie-Pierre Kœnig | ||||||||||
Historical era | Post-World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
8 May 1945 | |||||||||||
• West Germany established | 23 May 1949 | ||||||||||
3 October 1990 | |||||||||||
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Today part of | ![]() |
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