German conquests (in black/grey) in Europe, during World War II.
Uprising in occupied Yugoslavia 1941.
German–occupied Europe or Nazi Empire refers to the countries of Europe which were occupied by the military forces of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and 1945.
Some countries started the war as Allies of the United Kingdom or the Soviet Union, and were forced to surrender, or were subdued and then occupied. In some cases, the governments went into exile, or governments-in-exile were formed by some of their citizens, in other Allied countries. Other countries occupied by the Nazis were officially neutral. Some occupied countries were former members of the Axis powers, and were occupied by German forces at a later stage of the war.
Occupied countries[]
The countries occupied included all or most of:
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 Albanian Kingdom
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Albanian Kingdom Independent Macedonia
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 Federal State of Austria
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Annexed territories of Nazi Germany: Reichsgau Kärnten (Anschluss) Reichsgau Niederdonau Reichsgau Oberdonau Reichsgau Salzburg Reichsgau Steiermark Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg Reichsgau Wien
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 Kingdom of Belgium
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Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France Annexed territories of Nazi Germany: District of Brussels Gau Cologne-Aix-la-Chapelle Reichsgau Flandern Reichsgau Wallonien
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 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Ostland (Occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany) Reichskommissariat Ukraine Annexed territories of Nazi Germany: Bezirk Bialystok
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 Second Czechoslovak Republic
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Kingdom of Hungary Slovak RepublicAnnexed territories of Nazi Germany: Gau Bayreuth Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany) Reichsgau Niederdonau Reichsgau Oberdonau Reichsgau Sudetenland
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 Kingdom of Denmark
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany
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 Republic of Estonia Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Ostland (Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany)
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 French Third Republic
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Vichy France (Occupation of France by Nazi Germany) Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern FranceAnnexed territories of Nazi Germany: Gau Baden Gau Westmark
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 Kingdom of Greece
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Kingdom of Bulgaria (Occupation of Greece by Nazi Germany) Hellenic State
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 Guernsey
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Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany
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 Kingdom of Hungary
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Kingdom of Hungary  Government of National Unity
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 Kingdom of Italy
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Italian Social RepublicAnnexed territories of Nazi Germany: Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills
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 Jersey
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Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany
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 Republic of Latvia Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Ostland (Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany)
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 Republic of Lithuania Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Annexed territories of Nazi Germany: Bezirk Bialystok (Occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany) Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Ostland
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 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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Annexed territories of Nazi Germany: Gau Koblenz-Trier (Occupation of Luxembourg by Nazi Germany)
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 Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Kingdom of Romania
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 Principality of Monaco
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Occupation of Monaco by Nazi Germany
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Niederlande (Occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany)
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 Kingdom of Norway
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany)
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 Second Polish Republic
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Annexed territories of Nazi Germany: Bezirk Bialystok (Occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany) (Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany) Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia Gau East Prussia General Government Gau Niederschlesien Reichsgau Wartheland Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Ostland Military Administration in Poland Reichskommissariat Ukraine
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 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Occupation of Russia by Nazi Germany
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 Republic of San Marino
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Occupation of San Marino by Nazi Germany
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 Slovak Republic
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Slovak Republic (Occupation of Slovakia by Nazi Germany)
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 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Kingdom of Romania, Kingdom of Romania, Kingdom of Romania, Kingdom of Romania Occupied territories of Nazi Germany: Reichskommissariat Ukraine
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 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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Occupied countries of Nazi Germany: Albanian Kingdom (Occupation of Yugoslavia by Nazi Germany) Kingdom of Bulgaria Independent State of Croatia Kingdom of Hungary Independent Macedonia Kingdom of MontenegroOccupied territories of Nazi Germany: Territory of the Military Commander in SerbiaAnnexed territories of Nazi Germany: Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral Reichsgau Kärnten Reichsgau Steiermark
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See also[]
- Drang nach Osten ("The Drive Eastward")
- Lebensraum ("Living Space")
- European Theatre of World War II
- Atlantic Wall
- New Order (political system)
- List of Nazi-German concentration camps
- Reorganization of occupied dioceses during World War II
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