WW 2 _ end and new beginning
The end of the „total war“ 55 Mio. Dead 35 Mio. Injured 3 Mio. Missing Mio. Displaced, fled and forcefully removed the „greatest commander“ of all times had led his people into desaster!
The „New World-Order“ Atlantic-charta Right of Selfdetermination January 1942 Casablanca undconditional surrender demanded no seperate ceasefires October 1943 Declaration of Moscow Austria reconstructed as sovereign nation
Die „neue Weltordnung“ December 1943 Teheran 1. Meeting of the „Big 3“ (Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt); Invasion of the western allies in FR agreed February 1945 Yalta 2. Meeting of the „3“; 4-zones-model for Germany (and Austria); one zone under French control
4 zones in Germany
4 zones in Austria
July/August 1945 Conference of Potsdam (Stalin, Truman, Atlee) forceful displacement of German settlers from Poland, Hungary and CSSR Reparationen decided – no agreement on height reparation possible through demounting industrial estates or confiscating money in A – „German property“ confiscated
Peace?! February 1947 Peace treaty of Paris with Finland, Italy, H und Bulgaria signed no treaties with Austria and Germany (not ever!) July 9, 1955 – Allies end the state of war with Germany ( and Austria) San Francisco - the UNO founded