Page 18 - The Making of the German Post-war Economy

CHRONOLOGY

23 May 1945 Former Reich Government are imprisoned by Allies
after unconditional surrender on 8 May
5 June Allies claim governmental authority in Germany
10 June Soviet military authorities permit the foundation of
antifascist parties and unions
17 June Rhenish CDU is founded
1 July Kölner Leitsätze as programmatic foundation of CDU are
adopted
17 July-2 Aug Potsdam Conference (Berlin Conference)
30 July First meeting of Control Council in Berlin
6 Aug Gen. Montgomery (GB) and Eisenhower (USA) declare
to foster political parties in Germany
1 Sep Approval of democratic political parties in the Anglo-
American zone
11 Sep-2 Oct First Conference of Allied Ministers of Foreign Affairs
in London
19 Sep American Military Government form Hesse, Bavaria
and Wuerttemberg
13 Oct Formation of the CSU in Bavaria
30 Oct First nationalisations in Soviet occupation zone
6 Nov Länderrat constitutes (Bavaria, Hesse, Wuerttemberg)
14-16 Dec ‘Reichstreffen’ in Bad Godesberg: Christian democratic
parties form CDU

20 Jan 1946 First municipal elections in American occupation zone
27 Jan First communal and local elections in Bavaria and
Wuerttemberg-Baden