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==Postwar==
==Postwar==
After Germany's unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945, the [[United States]], [[Britain]], the [[Soviet Union]] and [[France]] occupied the country and assumed responsibility for its administration. The commanders in chief exercised supreme authority in their respective zones and acted in concert on questions affecting the whole country.
[[File:Germany 1945.jpg|300px|thumb|Territorial changes of Germany after 1945.]]
After Germany's unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945, the [[United States]], [[Britain]], the [[Soviet Union]] and [[French National Committee]] occupied the country and assumed responsibility for its administration. The commanders in chief exercised supreme authority in their respective zones and acted in concert on questions affecting the whole country.
The United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union agreed at [[Potsdam]] in August 1945 to treat Germany as a single economic unit with some central administrative departments in a decentralized framework.
The United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union agreed at [[Potsdam]] in August 1945 to treat Germany as a single economic unit with some central administrative departments in a decentralized framework.