Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)

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The Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS) was the American occupation authority in post-World War II Germany responsible for administering, demilitarizing, and democratizing the U.S. zone, including overseeing major war crimes and industrial trials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency
military government
occupation authority
appliesToJurisdiction American Zone of Occupied Germany
surface form: American occupation zone in Austria (early phase, limited)

American Zone of Occupied Germany
surface form: American occupation zone in post-World War II Germany

American sector of Berlin
American Zone of Occupied Germany
surface form: U.S. occupation zone in Germany
archivesAt National Archives and Records Administration
surface form: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
country United States of America
dissolved 1949
fieldOfWork military occupation administration
postwar reconstruction
transitional governance
war crimes prosecution
foundedBy United States Army
hasTask administration of the U.S. occupation zone in Germany
control of German industry
control of German media and information policy
demilitarization of Germany
democratization of German political life
denazification of German society
education reform in the U.S. zone of Germany
implementation of Allied Control Council decisions in the U.S. zone
oversight of industrial trials at Nuremberg
oversight of war crimes trials in the U.S. zone
reestablishment of German political parties in the U.S. zone
refugee and displaced persons administration
reorganization of German economy
reparations and restitution policy implementation
supervision of German local and regional governments
support for reconstruction of German infrastructure
headquartersLocation Berlin
inception 1945
location Berlin
Germany
notableWork OMGUS reports on German economy and society
operatedInTimePeriod post-World War II era
parentOrganization United States Army
United States Department of War
surface form: War Department of the United States
partOf Allied Control Council system
Allied occupation of Germany
replacedBy Allied High Commission
surface form: Allied High Commission for Germany

United States High Commissioner for Germany
shortName OMGUS
significantEvent administration of Nuremberg Military Tribunals in the U.S. zone
implementation of denazification questionnaires and tribunals
participation in the dismantling of German heavy industry
preparation for establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany

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IG Farben Trial oversightBy Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
Courtroom 600 associatedWithOrganization Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: United States occupation authorities in Germany
Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes partOf Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.)
Parliamentary Council convenedBy Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: United States military government in Germany
United States High Commissioner for Germany follows Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: Office of Military Government, United States
United States High Commissioner for Germany replaces Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: Office of Military Government, United States
British military government in Germany cooperatedWith Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: United States military government in Germany
Frankfurt Documents issuedBy Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: United States military government in Germany
WVHA Trial at Nuremberg authority Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: United States Military Government for Germany
Nuremberg follow-up trials planning participant Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
U.S. General Military Government Court foundedBy Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: Office of Military Government for Germany, United States
U.S. General Military Government Court appliesToJurisdiction Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
this entity surface form: U.S. Zone military government