Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany.
Usually, a peace conference follows a surrender within a year or two. However, the growing tension between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union made a final treaty impossible. mirnyj dogovor s germaniej 1945
Because no final peace treaty existed, the status of Germany’s borders and its "sovereignty" remained technically under Allied control for decades. 4. The Final Settlement: The "2+4 Treaty" (1990) Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
By 1949, the country was split into the Federal Republic of Germany (West) and the German Democratic Republic (East). Because no final peace treaty existed, the status
May 8/9, 1945, in Berlin (Karlshorst), requested by the Soviet Union to ensure the official German surrender was witnessed by all major powers.
Since there was no German government to sign a treaty with, the Allies met in Potsdam to decide how to manage the defeated nation.