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Let \\(V\\) be a pseudo-Euclidian vector space. A subgroup \\(H \\subset O(V)\\) is called indecomposable if all proper \\(H\\)-invariant subspaces \\(U\\subset V\\) are degenerate. Irreducible subgroups \\(H\\subset O(V)\\) are indecomposable but for indefinite scalar products there exist also reducible indecomposable groups. Irreducible holonomy groups of simply connected pseudo-Riemannian manifolds have been classifed by Berger (1955). For Lorentzian signature, \\(\\text{SO}_0(V)\\) is the only such group.   Let \\(V\\) be a Lorentzian vector space and \\(H\\subset O(V)\\cong O(n+1,1)\\) a reducible indecomposable subgroup. Such groups have been classified by \\textit{L. B\u00e9rard-Bergery} and \\textit{A. Ikemakhen} [On the holonomy of Lorentzian manifolds, Proc. Symp. Pure Math. 54, 27--40 (1993; Zbl 0807.53014)]. Obviously \\(H\\) preserves a degenerate subspace \\(U\\subset V\\) and hence the null line \\(L=U\\cap U^\\perp\\). The stabilizer \\(O(V)_L\\) of \\(L\\) in the pseudo-orthogonal group \\(O(V)\\) is isomorphic to the group of similarities of the Euclidian space \\(\\mathbb{R}^n\\). Thus, \\(H\\) can be considered as a subgroup of \\((\\mathbb{R}^+\\times O(n))\\ltimes\\mathbb{R}^n\\). Let us denote by \\(G\\) the \\(O(n)\\)-projection of \\(H\\). The main result of the paper is that \\(G\\subset O(n)\\) is the holonomy group of a Riemannian manifold if \\(H\\subset O(n+1,1)\\) is the holonomy group of a Lorentzian manifold. The proof relies on the representation theory of compact groups and is rather involved. This finishes the classification of holonomy groups of simply connected Lorentzian manifolds, since \\textit{A. S. Galaev} [Int. J. Geom. Methods Mod. 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