German-occupied Europe

German conquests (in black/grey) in Europe, during World War II.

German–occupied Europe or Nazi Empire refers to the countries of Europe which were occupied by the military forces of Nazi Germany at various times between 1938 and 1945.

Some countries started the war as Allies of the United Kingdom or the Soviet Union, and were forced to surrender, or were subdued and then occupied. In some cases, the governments went into exile, or governments-in-exile were formed by some of their citizens, in other Allied countries. Other countries occupied by the Nazis were officially neutral. Some occupied countries were former members of the Axis powers, and were occupied by German forces at a later stage of the war.

Occupied countries

The countries occupied included all or most of:

Country of occupation	See for further details
Albanian Kingdom	Albania under Germany
Federal State of Austria	Anschluss
Belgium	Military Administration in Belgium and North France
Byelorussian SSR	Occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany
Czechoslovakia	German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Denmark	Occupation of Denmark
Estonia	Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany
France	German occupation of France during World War II
Kingdom of Greece	Axis occupation of Greece during World War II
Guernsey	Occupation of the Channel Islands
Kingdom of Hungary	Hungarian State
Kingdom of Italy	Italian Social Republic
Jersey	Occupation of the Channel Islands
Latvia	Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany
Lithuania	Occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany
Luxembourg	German invasion of Luxembourg in World War II
Monaco	History of Monaco
Netherlands	German occupation of the Netherlands
Norway	Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Poland	German military administration in occupied Poland Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany General Government
San Marino	San Marino in World War II
Slovak Republic	Slovak National Uprising
Ukrainian SSR	Reichskommissariat Ukraine
Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Invasion of Yugoslavia

See also

• Drang nach Osten ("The Drive Eastward")
• Lebensraum ("Living Space")
• European theatre of World War II
• Atlantic Wall
• New Order (political system)
• List of Nazi-German concentration camps
• Reorganization of occupied dioceses during World War II

External links

• Map of Europe in 1942: