German Control

[GuavaHalf]

Do the allies from WWII still have any control over modern day Germany?

[Skids]

No.

[GuavaHalf]

Thanks for that useless answer!

[MORELLO]

Why is Skids answer useless? It answers your question and is to the point. Do you need multiple paragraphs for it to be useful? I would say that the question was a bit silly in itself...

[Johnmof]

You could argue that Britain and France have some control over Germany as they are part of the European Union, and as such they will have had input into the framing of laws affecting all EC countries, including Germany.

[GuavaHalf]

Morello - why is the question silly? A surrender document was signed at the end of WWII the allies obviously had some control over Germany at that time. I was wondering if any elements of control remained. Skids answer is useless because he/she does not explain his/her answer. There are many questions on this site that could be answered yes/no but most people put a little mre thought into thier answers.

[undercovers]

ooo everyone back in your prams... we still have the largest fighting force outside the uk based in germany - many more than in any of the 5 or 6 war zones we have some influence in. This is due to the surrender document after the second world war agreeing that germany must support any british troops posted there. So thats some sort of influence and a cheep way to keep our military paid for and functioning

[Octavius]

Agreements in Paris in 1954 giving the Federal Republic of Germany full independence and complete sovereignty came into force on May 5, 1955.

About halfway down the attached page you will find the whole history of the east/west divisions, involving USSR & the Allied Contro Council.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107568.html

[bernardo]

GuavaHalf - you did not ask for an explanation; you asked for an answer.  The answer "No" was entirely adequate and accurate, subject to the proviso explained by Johnmof.

[jno]

European Union countries do have some input into the each other's laws, but it's shared - so Britain has only as much say in German law as Germany has in British law. And given the way Germany and France (and others) are ignoring the stability pact that underlies the use of the euro currency, you might think that doesn't amount to much.

If Britain and the US had any control at all over Germany, they would have forced the Germans to back the invasion of Iraq; but they totally failed to achieve this, never mind how many troops they have stationed in Germany. To me that's the clearest evidence that Skids' answer was spot on: No, Germany is a sovereign country that has yielded only a modest portion of its lawmaking capacity to the EU.