Bizone

For the ancient Greek city, see Kavarna.

"Bizonia" redirects here; not to be confused with Bizionia or Bison.

Bizone Bizonia (1947–1948) Trizone (1948–1949) Trizonesien
1947–1949
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Anthem: Trizonesien-Song (unoficial)
Occupation zones of Germany, with the beige areas out of joint Allied control (the former eastern territories of Germany according to the joint British, Soviet and US Potsdam Agreement of 1945 and the formerly western German Saar, following a French and US decision of 1946) and the state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (established as a US exclave within the British zone as of early 1947)
Capital	Frankfurt am Main
Common languages	German English French Bavarian Low German
Religion	Christianity (Catholic, Lutheran) Judaism
Government	Occupied administration
Legislature	Bizonal Economic Council
Historical era	Aftermath of World War II
• Established	1 January 1947
• Disestablished	23 May 1949
Population
•	39 million
Currency	AM-Mark (to 20 June 1948) Deutsche Mark (from 20 June 1948)
Preceded by Succeeded by American zone British zone French zone West Germany
Today part of	Germany

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.