German-occupied Europe

German-occupied Europe
German-occupied Europe;
1938–1945
	Flag Emblem
	Anthem: ; 1938–1945 ; "Das Lied der Deutschen"; "The song of the Germans" ;
	Europe at the height of German expansion in 1942: Germany ; Civilian-administered occupied territories; Military-administered occupied territories;
Capital	Berlin
Common languages	German
Demonym(s)	German
Reich Commissioner
• 1938–1945	Fritz Katzmann
Reichsstatthalter
• 1938–1945	Adolf Eichmann
• 1940–1945	Heinrich Himmler
• 1941–1945	Hermann Göring
Historical era	Interwar period
Area
1942	3,300,000 km2 (1,300,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1942	238,000,000
Currency	Reichsmark (ℛℳ)
	Succeeded by
Allied-occupied Germany

German-occupied Europe (or Nazi-occupied Europe) refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly militarily occupied and civil-occupied, including puppet governments, by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and 1945, during World War II, administered by the Nazi regime under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.^[2]

The German Wehrmacht occupied European territory:

as far east as the town of Mozdok in the North Caucasus in the Soviet Union (1942–1943)
as far north as the settlement of Barentsburg in Svalbard in the Kingdom of Norway
as far south as the island of Gavdos in the Kingdom of Greece
as far west as the island of Ushant in the French Republic

In 1941, around 280 million people in Europe, more than half the population, were governed by Germany or their allies and puppet states.^[3] It comprised an area of 3,300,000 km² (1,300,000 sq mi).^[1]

Outside of Europe, German forces controlled areas of North Africa, including Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia between 1940 and 1945. German military scientists established the Schatzgraber Weather Station as far north as Alexandra Land in Francis Joseph Land. Manned German weather stations also operated in North America included three in Greenland, Holzauge, Bassgeiger, and Edelweiss. German Kriegsmarine ships also operated in all oceans of the world throughout World War II.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Berend, Iván T. (2016). An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization. Cambridge University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9781107136427.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica, German occupied Europe. World War II. Retrieved 1 September 2015 from the Internet Archive.
^ "WWII: population of Germany and occupied areas 1941". Statista. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[Berend-2] Berend, Iván T. (2016). An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe: Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization. Cambridge University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9781107136427.

[britannica-3] Encyclopædia Britannica, German occupied Europe. World War II. Retrieved 1 September 2015 from the Internet Archive.

[4] "WWII: population of Germany and occupied areas 1941". Statista. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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