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1955-MAY-06

United States of America : USA
(Washington-District of Columbia)

American Forces in GERMANY
[part of the United States European Command]

Flag or logo since 1952-08-01*
United States Army in GERMANY (en)
Emblem or Symbol*

President Dwight David Eisenhower
(ruler of AMERICA since 1953-01-20)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Frankfort on the Main
(Frankfurt am Main)
Official & national languages: English (en) .





* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

EAST GERMANY German Democratic Republic : GDR  (Berlin-Pankow)
SAARLAND Autonomous State of SAARLAND [High Commission of the French Republic in The Saar]  (Saarbruecken)
WEST GERMANY Federal Republic of Germany : FRG  (Bonn ar + Carlsruhe d)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

AAFCE Allied Air Forces CENTRAL EUROPE  (Ramstein)
BADEN-SOELLINGEN Royal Canadian Air Forces BADEN-SOELLINGEN  (Baden-Soellingen)
BADEN-WURTTEMBERG State of BADEN-WURTTEMBERG  (Stuttgart)
BAVARIA Free State of BAVARIA  (Munich)
BELGIAN ZONE IN GERMANY Military Command of the TERRITORIES TRANSFERRED TO BELGIUM  (Weiden-Loevenich)
BERLIN AMERICAN ZONE American Sector in BERLIN [United States Garrison Berlin]  (Berlin-Schoeneberg)
BERLIN BRITISH ZONE British Sector of BERLIN  (West Berlin)
BERLIN FRENCH ZONE French Sector in BERLIN [Grouping of French Forces of the Control Council of Berlin]  (Berlin-Wedding)
BREMEN Free Hanseatic City of BREMEN  (Bremen)
BRITISH ZONE IN GERMANY British Army of the Rhine : BRITISH OCCUPATION ZONE IN GERMANY  (Rheindalen + Herford)
BUESINGEN Commune of BUESINGEN [German Enclave in Switzerland]  (Buesingen)
CENTAG Nato Central Army Group : CENTAG  (Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg)
EAST BERLIN Special District of BERLIN  (Berlin-Pankow)
ELTEN Area of ELTEN  (Elten)
FRENCH BASES IN GERMANY French Forces in GERMANY  (Baden-Baden)
GERMAN WAR GRAVES German War Graves Commission : GWGC  (Kassel)
HAMBURG Free and Hanseatic City of HAMBURG  (Hamburg)
HELIGOLAND HELIGOLAND Archipelago  (Heligoland)
HESSE State of HESSE  (Wiesbaden)
KAMMERVALD Luxembourg Annexed Forest of KAMMERVALD part of Vianden Canton  (Kammervald)
LOWER SAXONY State of LOWER SAXONY  (Hanover)
LUBECK Hanseatic City of LUBECK  (Lubeck)
MOLDAUHAFEN Territory of MOLDAUHAFEN [German Lease to Czechoslovakia]  (Moldauhafen)
MUENSTERBILDCHEN MUENSTERBILDCHEN Enclave part of Roetgen Municipality  (Muensterbildchen)
MUETZENICH Enclave of the Commune of MUETZENICH  (Muetzenich)
NATO SCHOOL NATO School-Oberammergau  (Oberammergau)
NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA  (Duesseldorf)
RHINELAND-PALATINATE State of RHINELAND-PALATINATE  (Mayence)
ROETGEN FOREST ROETGEN FOREST Enclaves part of Roetgen Municipality  (Forst Rotgen)
RUECKSCHLAG RUECKSCHLAG Enclave part of Monschau Municipality  (Rueckschlag)
RUITZHOF RUITZHOF Enclave part of Monschau Municipality  (Ruitzhof)
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN State of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN  (Kiel)
SOVIET BASES IN GERMANY High Commission of the SOVIET OCCUPATION ZONE IN GERMANY [Group of Soviet Forces in Germany]  (Dresden)
TUEDDERN Area of TUEDDERN  (Tueddern)
UPPER MUNDAT Enclave of UPPER MUNDAT [French annexion of Obermundat Enclave]  (Reisdorf)
VERENAHOF Enclave of VERENAHOF  (Buettenharter Hof)
WEST BERLIN Autonomous Government of BERLIN [Allied Administration of West Berlin]  (West Berlin)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 



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