State of Lower Saxony founded

The coat of arms of Niedersachsen

On 1 November 1946 the state of Lower Saxony is created in the British Occupation Zone by consolidating the states of Hanover, Schaumburg-Lippe, Oldenburg and Brunswick.

Source: niedersachsen.de The opening ceremony in the Landtag of Lower Saxony on 9 November 1946