▁the ▁bridge . ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁had ▁ended ▁the ▁war ' s ▁host ilities ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁Rh ine . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁battle ' s ▁outcome , ▁Hitler ▁ordered ▁a ▁court - mart ial ▁that ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁five ▁officers ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁again ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁in ▁its ▁occupation ▁zone . ▁ ▁At ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁Americans ▁created ▁the ▁State ▁H esse ▁in ▁their ▁occupation ▁zone ; ▁six ▁months ▁later ▁the ▁French ▁founded ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate . ▁ ▁Although ▁some ▁areas ▁were ▁combined ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁states ▁that ▁histor ically ▁do ▁not ▁belong ▁together , ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁tog eth ern ess ▁quickly ▁appeared . ▁The ▁desire ▁for ▁state ▁boundaries ▁more ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁historical ▁territorial ▁boundaries , ▁however , ▁never ▁ceased ▁entirely . ▁ ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁" Upper ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley " ▁▁ ▁The ▁" c ult ural ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley " ▁is ▁the ▁narrow ▁Rh ine ▁Valley ▁from ▁[ B ingen ▁and ▁R ü des heim ▁to ▁Kob len z . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁included ▁this ▁unique ▁landscape ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁sites . ▁ ▁C riteria ▁for ▁a ▁cultural ▁landscape ▁Rec ogn ist ion ▁as ▁a ▁" c