Prussia dissolved

On 25 February 1947 the four victorious powers formally dissolve the state of Prussia with Control Council Law No. 46. The justification: Since time immemorial this state has been considered an „agent of militarism and reaction“.

© Oppermann „Soldiers's king“ Frederick William I. of Prussia, founder of prussian militarism, never sent his „tall guys“ into war (painting by Wilhelm Camphausen)