Bizone

The Bizone (German: [ˈbiːˌt͡soːnə] ⓘ) or Bizonia was the combination of the American and the British occupation zones on 1 January 1947 during the occupation of Germany after World War II. With the addition of the French occupation zone on 1 August 1948 the entity became the Trizone (German: [ˈtʁiːˌt͡soːnə] ⓘ; sometimes jokingly called Trizonesia (German: Trizonesien, German pronunciation: [tʁit͡soˈneːzi̯ən] ⓘ)). Later, on 23 May 1949, the Trizone became the Federal Republic of Germany, commonly known as West Germany.

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