List of administrators of Allied-occupied Germany

For a similar list concerning Austria, see List of administrators of Allied-occupied Austria.

This article lists the administrators of Allied-occupied Germany, which represented the Allies of World War II in Allied-occupied Germany (German: Alliierten-besetztes Deutschland) from the end of World War II in Europe in 1945^[1][2][3] until the establishment of West Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) and East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR) in 1949.^[4]

Allied occupation zones in Germany, 1945–1949. The territories east of the Oder–Neisse line (under Polish and Soviet administration/annexation), as well as the detached Saar Protectorate (under French protection), are shown in cream. Bremen was an American enclave within the British zone. Berlin was a four-power area within the Soviet zone.

Officeholders

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American zone

Main article: American occupation zone in Germany

Military governors

No.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Eisenhower, DwightGeneral of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)	8 May 1945	10 November 1945	186 days	United States Army
–		Patton, GeorgeGeneral George S. Patton (1885–1945) Acting	11 November 1945	25 November 1945	14 days	United States Army
2		McNarney, JosephGeneral Joseph T. McNarney (1893–1972)	26 November 1945	5 January 1947	1 year, 40 days	United States Air Force
3		Clay, LuciusGeneral Lucius D. Clay (1898–1978)	6 January 1947	14 May 1949	2 years, 128 days	United States Army
–		Huebner, ClarenceLieutenant general Clarence R. Huebner (1888–1972) Acting	15 May 1949	21 September 1949	129 days	United States Army

High Commissioners

No.	Portrait	High Commissioner	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		McCloy, JohnJohn J. McCloy (1895–1989)	21 September 1949	1 August 1952	2 years, 315 days
2		Donnelly, WalterWalter J. Donnelly (1896–1970)	1 August 1952	11 December 1952	132 days
–		Reber, SamuelSamuel Reber (1903–1971) Acting	11 December 1952	10 February 1953	61 days
3		Conant, JamesJames B. Conant (1893–1978)	10 February 1953	5 May 1955	2 years, 84 days

British zone

Main article: British occupation zone in Germany

Military governors

No.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Montgomery, BernardField marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976) [a]	22 May 1945	30 April 1946	343 days	British Army
2		Douglas, SholtoAir chief marshal Sir Sholto Douglas (1893–1969)	1 May 1946	31 October 1947	1 year, 183 days	Royal Air Force
3		Robertson, BrianGeneral Sir Brian Robertson (1896–1974)	1 November 1947	21 September 1949	1 year, 324 days	British Army

High Commissioners

No.	Portrait	High Commissioner	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Robertson, BrianGeneral Sir Brian Robertson (1896–1974)	21 September 1949	24 June 1950	276 days	British Army
2		Kirkpatrick, IvoneSir Ivone Kirkpatrick (1897–1964)	24 June 1950	29 September 1953	3 years, 97 days	none
3		Millar, FrederickSir Frederick Millar (1900–1989)	29 September 1953	5 May 1955	1 year, 218 days	none

French zone

Main article: French occupation zone in Germany

Military commander

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		de Lattre, JeanArmy general Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889–1952)	8 May 1945	July 1945	1 month	French Army

Military governor

No.	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Kœnig, Marie-PierreArmy general Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898–1970)	July 1945	21 September 1949	4 years, 2 months	French Army

High Commissioner

No.	Portrait	High Commissioner	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		François-Poncet, AndréAndré François-Poncet (1887–1978)	21 September 1949	5 May 1955	5 years, 226 days

Soviet zone

Main article: Soviet occupation zone in Germany

Military commanders

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
N/A		Zhukov, GeorgyMarshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974) Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front (in Brandenburg and Berlin)	April 1945	9 June 1945	2 months	Soviet Army
N/A		Rokossovsky, KonstantinMarshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896–1968) Commander of the 2nd Belorussian Front (in Mecklenburg)	April 1945	9 June 1945	2 months	Soviet Army
N/A		Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev (1897–1973) Commander of the 1st Ukrainian Front (in Saxony)	April 1945	9 June 1945	2 months	Soviet Army

Chief Administrators of the Soviet Military Administration

Main articles: Soviet Military Administration in Germany and Group of Soviet Forces in Germany

No.	Portrait	Chief Administrator	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Zhukov, GeorgyMarshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974)	9 June 1945	10 April 1946	305 days	Soviet Army
2		Sokolovsky, VasilyMarshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Sokolovsky (1897–1968)	10 April 1946	29 March 1949	2 years, 353 days	Soviet Army
3		Chuikov, VasilyArmy general Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982)	29 March 1949	10 October 1949	195 days	Soviet Army

Chairman of the Soviet Control Commission

No.	Portrait	Chairman	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Chuikov, VasilyArmy general Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982)	10 October 1949	28 May 1953	3 years, 230 days	Soviet Army

High Commissioners

No.	Portrait	High Commissioner	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Semyonov, VladimirVladimir Semyonov (1911–1992)	28 May 1953	16 July 1954	1 year, 49 days
2		Pushkin, GeorgyGeorgy Pushkin (1909–1963)	16 July 1954	20 September 1955	1 year, 66 days

See also

• History of Germany (1945–1990)
• History of Berlin § West and East Germany (1945–1990)
  • List of commandants of Berlin Sectors

Notes

1. From 1 January 1946, Bernard Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.