Allied Military Government for Occupied Territories

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The Allied Military Government for Occupied Territories (originally abbreviated AMGOT, later AMG) was the form of military rule administered by Allied forces during and after World War II within European territories they occupied.

[edit] Notable AMGOT

This form of controlled government was implemented in the states of Germany, Italy,^[1] Austria and Japan, amongst others.

[edit] France

A Dollar-like 100 Francs note produced by the American and supplied in June 1944 following Operation Overlord.

The AMGOT would have been implemented in France after its liberation if not for General Charles de Gaulle establishing control of the country per the Provisional Government of the French Republic in the name of the Free French Forces and the united French Resistance (FFI) following the liberation of Paris by the French themselves instead of the Allies, in August 1944.

[edit] Germany

Germany's control was notably divided amongst the powers of the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

[edit] See also

• Allied Commission

[edit] References

[edit] Depictions

[edit] Literature

• A Bell for Adano is a 1944 novel by John Hersey which is centered around the AMGOT control of the fictional Italian village Adano.

[edit] External links

• Infoplease-Military Government

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