title: Central European Midsummer Time
text: # Central European Midsummer Time
  
  Central European Midsummer Time (CEMT) was a time zone three hours ahead of GMT, used as a double summer time in several European countries during the 1940s.
  
  ## Usage
  
  ### France
  
  Some parts of France, but not Paris, observed Central European Midsummer Time in 1941–1945.
  
  ### Germany
  
  Central European Midsummer Time was used in occupied Germany from 11 May, 03:00 CEST to 29 June 1947, 03:00 CEMT.
  
  According to GHEP, Berlin and the Soviet Occupation Zone observed midsummer time from 24 May 1945, 02:00 CET to 24 September 1945, 03:00 CEMT. Midsummer time was equivalent to Moscow Time, which did not observe DST then.
  
  