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 | Berlin was expanded separated from Brandenburg on October 1, 1920 and became an independent entity with province-like administrative rights. The new greater Berlin area included six former counties with fifty-nine civil communities and 27 rural districts.    |  | Berlin was expanded separated from Brandenburg on October 1, 1920 and became an independent entity with province-like administrative rights. The new greater Berlin area included six former counties with fifty-nine civil communities and 27 rural districts.    | 
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 | Brandenburg province was divided into two regions: Frankfurt/ Oder and Potsdam. Regional offices in both cities were also responsible for issuing permits to emigrants.{{FSC|Germany, Preußen, Brandenburg - Emigration and immigration|keywords|subject-id=447137396|disp=Card indexes}} [in German titled ''Auswandererkartei''] of 19th Century emigrants kept by these offices are available on microfiche at the FamilySearch Library. There is a separate set for each region. Indexes to these microfiches are also available on [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] in the Immigration Collection.    |  | Brandenburg province was divided into two regions: Frankfurt/ Oder and Potsdam. Regional offices in both cities were also responsible for issuing permits to emigrants.{{FSC|Germany, Preußen, Brandenburg - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=447137396|disp=Card indexes}} [in German titled ''Auswandererkartei''] of 19th Century emigrants kept by these offices are available on microfiche at the FamilySearch Library. There is a separate set for each region. Indexes to these microfiches are also available on [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] in the Immigration Collection.    | 
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 | When the province of Grenzmark-Posen-Westpreussen was divided up in 1938, the counties of Schwerin (Warthe), Meseritz, and parts of Bomst were annexed to Brandenburg Province. At the same time the Brandenburg counties of Friedeberg/Neumark and Arnswalde became part of Pommern (Pommerania).  |  | When the province of Grenzmark-Posen-Westpreussen was divided up in 1938, the counties of Schwerin (Warthe), Meseritz, and parts of Bomst were annexed to Brandenburg Province. At the same time the Brandenburg counties of Friedeberg/Neumark and Arnswalde became part of Pommern (Pommerania).  |