德國經濟奇蹟(德語:Wirtschaftswunder),亦別稱作萊茵河奇蹟(德語:Wunder am Rhein),是指西德在二戰之後的經濟快速成長,有時也包括奧地利。泰晤士報在1959年最早使用這一用語[2]。前西德總理康拉德·艾德諾和經濟部長路德維希·艾哈德兩人有「德國經濟奇蹟之父」之稱。在西德經濟發展的同時,奧地利也同樣經歷了經濟快速成長。
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Interview with (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) General Lucius D. Clay Deputy to U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor, U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947–49; retired 1949.
Interview with (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) General William Henry Draper Jr. Chief, Economics Division, Control Council for Germany, 1945–1946; Military Government Adviser to the Secretary of State, Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers, 1947; Under Secretary of War, 1947; Under Secretary of the Army, 1947–1949;