Rulers Of Germany -- From left to right: Marshal of the Royal air force Sir A. Sholto-Douglas of great Britain; General Joseph T. Monarney, USA; General Pierre Marie Koenig, France; and Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Vasily D. Sokolovsky (USSR). The four allied Military Governor of Germany attended a meeting of the allied Control Council in Berlin on July 10. It was one of the Council's regular Bi-Monthly meetings, held in the allied Control Authority's building in Berlin. July 23, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).