▁the ▁same ▁level ▁as ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁Me ck len burg s ▁made ▁attempts ▁at ▁being ▁independent ▁states ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁but ▁eventually ▁this ▁failed ▁as ▁their ▁dependence ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁lands ▁became ▁apparent . ▁ ▁History ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁After ▁three ▁centuries ▁of ▁partition , ▁Me ck len burg ▁was ▁un ited ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁government . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁We hr macht ▁assigned ▁Me ck len burg ▁and ▁P omer ania ▁to ▁We hr kreis ▁II ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁der ▁Inf anterie ▁Werner ▁K ien itz , ▁with ▁the ▁headquarters ▁at ▁St ett in . ▁Me ck len burg ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁an ▁Area ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁Sch wer in , ▁which ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁military ▁units ▁in ▁Sch wer in ; ▁Rost ock ; ▁P arch im ; ▁and ▁Ne ust rel itz . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁government ▁occup ying ▁eastern ▁Germany ▁merged ▁Me ck len burg ▁with ▁the ▁smaller ▁neighbour ing ▁region ▁of ▁Western ▁P omer ania ▁( G erman ▁Vor p omm ern ) ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - Vor p omm ern . ▁Me ck len burg ▁contributed ▁about ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁population . ▁Also , ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁became ▁temporary ▁or