original_query: Who does ownership of assets transfer to according to Article 2.1 of the decree?
query: Who does ownership of assets transfer to according to Article 2.1 of the 8 March 1946 decree concerning abandoned and formerly German assets?
answer: According to Article 2.1 of the decree of March 8, 1946, ownership of assets transfers to the state from the German state and the formerly free city of Danzig; from nationals of the German state or of the formerly free city of Danzig (with exceptions); from German or Danzig legal persons (with exceptions); and from businesses controlled by German authorities through nationals of the German state or of the formerly free city of Danzig.