german surrender + occupation Flashcards
(11 cards)
when did soviet forces enter berlin leading to hitler suicide
1945
end war
when does germany file full surrender and who was first to occupy berlin
7 may 1945
ussr first to occupy berlin
what did potsdam conference do
split germany into 4 zones
what 3D’s happened to germany post war
denazification
demilitarised
democratised
what happened in denazification
banned nazi party
arrested germans seen as threat to ally control
new eduction system
nuremberg trials
how did germans begin to forget abt the war
Trümmerfraun collected rubble to clear bombed buildings and prep for rebuild
how many german speakers in eastern europe become refugees and what happened to them
12-14 mil
not welcome back in germany
how did ussr approach stamping of nazism
nazi officials sent to camp
1/3 german teachers removed
30,000 germans convicted (involvement)
how many cases did the german review board have (western zone) how many were guilty and killed
3.5mil cases
4000 guilty
500 executed
legst did germans have to reveal in western zones
18+ reveal past jobs
and past political beliefs
what did allies want to educate nazi’s about
the horrors of the nazis
