From Demilitarization to Democratization. Demobilized Soldiers Between the American Occupation and the German and Japanese States, 1945–1955
Journal: Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift
Year: 2011

Abstract The demilitarization of Germany and Japan constituted one of the most important goals of the Allies during and after the end of the Second World War and caused the abolishment of the German Wehrmacht and the Imperial Japanese Army. This article focuses on the return of demobilized German and Japanese soldiers during the first postwar decade and examines the policies that the American occupation and the German and Japanese administrations implemented with regard to them. It seeks to shed