Allied Kommandatura
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The Allied Kommandatura, or often just Kommandatura, also known as the Alliierte Kommandantur in German, was the governing body for the city of Berlin following Germany's defeat in World War II. The v
Kommandatura building in Berlin-Dahlem, c. 1950
Structure of the Kommandatura
Allied Commandants of Berlin, 1949. From left, Gen. Bourne (Brit.), Gen. Howley (U.S.) Gen. Kotikov (USSR), Gen. Ganeval (Fr.).
NCOs ready to hoist their national flags at the Kommandatura
Allied Control Council
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The Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority, also referred to as the Four Powers, was the governing body of the Allied occupation zones in Germany and Austria following the end of World War
Allied Kommandatura
…and other territories via shared Military Government councils, including for Berlin. The Kommandatura was often known as the little brother to the Allied Control Council, which had the same function for the whole of Germany, and was subordinate to it. It originally comprised representatives from the United States, the…
Removing an "Adolf Hitler Street" sign, part of denazification
Arrival of the four foreign ministers at the Allied Control Council headquarters building for the signing of the final protocol of the Four Power Agreement on Berlin on 3 June 1972
Kammergericht building in 1938 with its tower
Kammergericht, seat of the court 1913–1945 and since 1997