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The American occupation zone (German: Amerikanische Besatzungszone, US-Zone, or Southwest zone ) was one of the four occupation zones established by the Allies of World War II in Germany west of the Oder–Neisse line in July 1945, around two months after the German surrender and the end of … See more
The American zone encompassed a large section of south-eastern and central Germany:
• Bavaria (including the Thuringian exclave of Ostheim, but excluding Lindau and the Palatinate See moreFrom 22 September 1945, there were three long-distance train services operating in the American occupation zone, for the first … See more
• John Gimbel: Amerikanische Besatzungspolitik in Deutschland 1945–1949. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1971, ISBN 3-10-026101-1.
• Klaus-Dietmar Henke: Die amerikanische Besetzung Deutschlands. 3rd edition. Oldenbourg, … See moreThe headquarters of the OMGUS was the former IG Farben Building in Frankfurt am Main. Command of the OMGUS was initially invested in … See more
Following the complete closure of all Nazi German media, the launch and operation of completely new newspaper titles began by licensing carefully selected Germans as publishers. Licenses were granted to Germans not involved in Nazi propaganda to establish those … See more
The original documents of the OMGUS are kept in the Washington National Records Center (held by the University of Maryland). The documents from Hesse were recorded on microfiche in the late 1970s/early 1980s, which are now accessible in all three Hessian State … See more
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