CCG Functions
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In CCG’s matrix organisation structure, policies were developed by Headquarters Divisions, and then implemented in each of the four Länder (plus Hansestadt Hamburg[1] and Berlin) through a network of regional offices throughout the British Zone. The arrangement was designed to facilitate efficient interaction between policy and implementation and the ability to respond rapidly to changes.
Committees such as BERCOS (Berlin Chiefs of Staff) and REGCO (Regional Commissioners) coordinated and acted as communication channels between the various actors. Everything came together at the door of the Military Governor, who was the ultimate arbiter of all military and civilian matters in Germany and was a member of the four-power Allied Control Council alongside the American, French and Soviet Commanders. Day-to-day responsibility for the management of CCG was in practice exercised by the Deputy Military Governor.
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Key to operationalising policy quickly throughout the Zone was the regional organisation through the Kreis (District) Resident Officers (KROs), who established day-to-day relationships with German local authorities and were the eyes and ears of CCG on the ground. They were issued with a two part handbook – the Kreis Resident Officers’ Handbook. Part 1 summarised the role of the KRO and British occupation policy in Germany. Part 2 was composed of ten individual pamphlets – which set out for each function the policy to be implemented, and the tasks the KRO was to perform.
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The following sections describe CCG's functions in more detail and link to the individual pamphlets:-
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Education​
Public Relations and Information Services Control
Manpower
Transport
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