德国经济奇迹(德语:Wirtschaftswunder),亦别称作莱茵河奇迹(德语:Wunder am Rhein),是指西德在二战之后的经济快速成长,有时也包括奥地利。泰晤士报在1959年最早使用这一用语[2]。前西德总理康拉德·艾德诺和经济部长路德维希·艾哈德两人有“德国经济奇迹之父”之称。在西德经济发展的同时,奥地利也同样经历了经济快速成长。
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Interview with (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) General Lucius D. Clay Deputy to U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor, U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947–49; retired 1949.
Interview with (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) General William Henry Draper Jr. Chief, Economics Division, Control Council for Germany, 1945–1946; Military Government Adviser to the Secretary of State, Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers, 1947; Under Secretary of War, 1947; Under Secretary of the Army, 1947–1949;