Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945

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World War II–era document declaration international agreement

The Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 was the formal statement by the Allied powers asserting supreme authority over defeated Germany and outlining the framework for its postwar occupation and administration.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Berlin Declaration	1
Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority by Allied Powers	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II–era document ⓘ declaration ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 ⓘ surface form: Berlin Declaration Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 ⓘ surface form: Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority by Allied Powers
appliesTo	Nazi Germany ⓘ surface form: German Reich German armed forces ⓘ German civil administration ⓘ
context	end of World War II in Europe ⓘ
date	1945-06-05 ⓘ
definedTerritory	Germany within its frontiers as of 31 December 1937 ⓘ
establishedBody	Allied Control Council ⓘ
goal	ensure demilitarization of Germany ⓘ ensure denazification of Germany ⓘ prepare for reconstruction of Germany ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked formal beginning of Allied occupation regime in Germany ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ
legalEffect	asserted supreme authority of Allied powers over Germany ⓘ confirmed absence of a functioning German government ⓘ established framework for Allied Control Council ⓘ
placeOfSigning	Allied headquarters in Berlin ⓘ
precedes	division of Germany into occupation zones ⓘ formal occupation statute for Germany ⓘ
relatedTo	Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ German Instrument of Surrender ⓘ postwar German administration ⓘ
signatoryPower	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied powers
signatoryRepresentative	Bernard Montgomery ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ⓘ
signedBy	Provisional Government of the French Republic ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
signedIn	Berlin ⓘ
statedThat	Allied governments would exercise supreme authority in Germany ⓘ Allied powers would jointly assume governmental functions in Germany ⓘ Germany had surrendered unconditionally ⓘ
subject	administration of Germany after World War II ⓘ assumption of supreme authority over Germany ⓘ defeat of Germany in World War II ⓘ postwar occupation of Germany ⓘ
timePeriod	post-World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 → alsoKnownAs → Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Berlin Declaration

Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 → alsoKnownAs → Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority by Allied Powers

Allied Control Council → legalBasis → Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 ⓘ

Allied occupation of Germany → legalBasis → Berlin Declaration of 5 June 1945 ⓘ