The Allies’ occupation of Germany was marked by competing visions for its future, ranging from France’s focus on security to the Soviet push for reparations. This episode dives into the complex negotiations that determined Germany’s borders, industrial disarmament, and economic management, all of which would shape Europe’s post-war order and fuel the East-West divide.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell and Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Jake McCluskey
Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Research by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Olga Shirnina, a.k.a. Klimbim - https://klimbim2014.wordpress.com/
Simon J. James

Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Deutsche Fotothek
www.industriesalon.de
Bundesarchiv

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Refined Enlightenment - Howard Harper-Barnes
With Tenacity - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Tvivel - Hanna Ekstrom
Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell
Underlying Truth - Howard Harper-Barnes
London - Howard Harper-Barnes
Signs of Evidence - Kikoru
Plausible Cause - Fabien Tell
Let Go of Fear - Howard Harper-Barnes
The Twelve Spies STEMS INSTRUMENTS - Silver Maple
Self-Loathing - Anna Dager
Identity Crisis - Edward Karl Hanson
Aspire to Inspire - Howard Harper-Barnes
On the Edge of Change - Brightarm Orchestra
Live, Fight, Survive - Anthony Earls

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.