In the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, the Allies established their joint military occupation and administration of Germany via the Allied Control Council (ACC), a four-power (US, UK, USSR, France) military government effective until the restoration of German sovereignty.
Pada Konferensi Yalta dan Potsdam, Sekutu mendirikan zona pendudukan militer bersama dan administrasi Jerman melalui Dewan Kontrol Sekutu (ACC), pemerintahan militer empat negara (AS, Britania Raya, Uni Soviet, Prancis) efektif diberlakukan hingga pengembalian kedaulatan Jerman.