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French occupation zone of Germany
Französische Besatzungszone Deutschlands
Military occupation zone of French Fourth Republic part of Allied-occupied Germany
1945–1949
Flag of French occupation zone

French Occupation Zone in blue.
CapitalBaden-Baden
Government
 • TypeMilitary occupation
Military governors 
• 1945
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
• 1945–1949
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Historical eraPost-World War II
Cold War
8 May 1945
• West Germany established
23 May 1949
3 October 1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Nazi Germany
West Germany
Saar Protectorate
Today part of Germany

The French Occupation Zone (German: Französische Besatzungszone; French: Zone d'occupation française en Allemagne was the area of central Germany occupied by the France from 1945 on, at the end of World War II.