What is Greater Hesse?
'''Greater Hesse''' ({{lang-de|Großhessen}}) was a part of the [[American Occupation Zone]] of [[Germany]] after [[World War II]] The [[German Empire]] broke up after [[World War I]]. The Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt ({{lang-de|Grossherzogtum Hessen-Darmstadt}}) became the People's State of Hesse ({{lang-de|Vollksstaates Hessen}}) on 2 March 1919. After [[World War II]], on 19 September 1945, the American Military Government joined Hesse-Darmstadt (except for Rheinhessen) with parts of the [[Prussia]]n provinces of [[Kurhessen]] and [[Nassau]] to form Greater-Hesse. On 18 December 1946, the state was renamed [[Hesse]], and in 1949 became a part of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]. {{Allied occupied Germany}} [[Category:Hesse]] [[Category:1945 establishments in Germany]] [[Category:1946 disestablishments in Europe]] [[Category:World War II]] [[Category:Former states in Germany]] [[Category:1940s disestablishments in Germany]]