Free State of Lippe

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Freistaat Lippe Free State of Lippe State of Germany ← 1918 – 1947 → Flag Lippe, within Germany at the time of the Weimar Republic Capital Detmold Government Republic Chairman  - 1918-1920 Clemens Becker  - 1920-1933 Heinrich Drake  - 1933 Ernst Krappe Minister-President  - 1933-1936 Hans Joachim Riecke  - 1936-1945 Alfred Meyer  - 1945-1947 Heinrich Drake Historical era Interwar period  - Established 9 November, 1918  - Incorporation into NRW 21 January, 1947 Area  - 1939 1,215.2 km² (469 sq mi) Population  - 1939 est. 188,598       Density 155.2 /km²  (402 /sq mi)

The Free State of Lippe (German: Freistaat Lippe) was a German state formed after the Principality of Lippe was abolished following the German Revolution of 1918.

After the end of World War II, Lippe was restored from Nazi rule. This autonomy ended when British forces incorporated Lippe into the new German state of North Rhine-Westphalia in January 1947 (NRW being established some 3 months previously). The British established a number of military bases in North Rhine-Westphalia one of which was located within the former boundaries of The Free State of Lippe.

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