Stettin. This included most of Silesia, Eastern Pomerania, the Neumark region of Brandenburg, all of Posen-West Prussia, and the portion of East Prussia not ceded to Russia. Placed under Soviet administration The following states, after merging with other German states, were formed after the war, then abolished in 1952 and finally recreated following the reunification of Germany in 1990: Brandenburg, from the remainder of the Province of Brandenburg. Saxony-Anhalt, from the bulk of the Province of Saxony. The remainder of the province became part of Thuringia. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: the remainder of the Province of Pomerania (most of Western Pomerania) merged into Mecklenburg. Saxony: the remainder of the Province of Silesia merged into Saxony. Placed under Allied administration The remainder of Prussia was merged with other German states to become the following states of West Germany: Schleswig-Holstein, from the province of Schleswig-Holstein (under British administration). Lower Saxony, from the province of Hanover (under British administration). North Rhine-Westphalia, from the province of Westphalia and the northern half of the Rhine Province (under British administration). Rhineland-Palatinate, from the southern part of the Rhine Province (under French administration). Hesse, from the province of Hesse-Nassau (under American administration). Württemberg-Hohenzollern, from the southern half of the former state of Württemberg and the province of Hohenzollern (under French administration). The state was ultimately merged with Baden and Württemberg-Baden to form Baden-Württemberg. Berlin Divided into East Berlin under Soviet administration and West Berlin under Allied sectors of administration (British, French and American). West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany and ultimately was enclosed by the Berlin Wall. The two halves were reunited after German reunification to form the modern German state of Berlin. A proposal to merge Berlin with the reformed state of Brandenburg was rejected by popular vote in 1996. References Prussia 1910s in Prussia 1920s in Prussia 1930s in Prussia West Prussia 1918 establishments in Germany 1947 disestablishments in Germany 1918 establishments in Prussia 1947 disestablishments in Prussia States and territories established in 1918 States and territories disestablished in 1947