Freistaat Lippe
Free State of Lippe

State of Germany
← 1918 — 1947 →
Flag Coat of arms
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. Lippe within the German Empire Capital Detmold Government Principality History  - Established 1123  - Raised to County 1528  - Raised to Principality 1789  - German Revolution 1918 Lippe was a historical state in Germany. ... Image File history File links Flagge_Fürstentum_Lippe. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Rhine-Westphalia_(state). ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ... Image File history File links Flagge_Fürstentum_Lippe. ... The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen The Länder of Germany during the Weimar Republic, with the Free State of Prussia (Freistaat Preußen) as the largest Capital Berlin Language(s) German Government Republic President  - 1919-1925 Friedrich Ebert  - 1925-1933 Paul von Hindenburg Chancellor  - 1919 Philipp Scheidemann  - 1933 Adolf Hitler... Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 80,000. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... A minister-president (Ministerpräsident) is the head of government of a German federal state; the office corresponds to the governorship of a state in the United States. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Dr. Alfred Meyer ( October 5, 1891 - April 11, 1945) was a Nazi official, achieving the rank of Staatssekretär and Deputy Reichsminister in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichministerium für die Besetzten Ostgebiete or Ostministerium). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Europe between 1929 and 1938 The Interwar period (also interbellum) is understood within Western culture to be the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, specifically 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Lippe within the German Empire Capital Detmold Government Principality History  - Established 1123  - Raised to County 1528  - Raised to Principality 1789  - German Revolution 1918 Lippe was a historical state in Germany. ... Karl Liebknecht on 9 November 1918 in the Berliner Tiergarten The German November Revolution was one of many Revolutions across Europe at the end of World War I in 1918-1919. ...

After the end of World War II, Lippe was restored from Nazi rule. But its independence was short-lived, with the occupying British forces incorporating Lippe into the new German state of North Rhine-Westphalia in January 1947 (NRW being established some 3 months previously). Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ...