West BerlinToday part ofGermanyWest Berlin (German: Berlin (West) or West-Berlin, German pronunciation:) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1990, the territory was claimed by the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).
West GermanyToday part ofGermanyFrom 1952 onwards, the official national anthem of West Germany was Deutschlandlied in its entirety, but only the third stanza was typically sung at official events.The state did not cease to exist after reunification but continued as the Federal Republic in an enlarged territory.Population statistics according to the Federal Statistical Office of GermanyIn the state of Saarland, between January 1957 and July 1959, the French franc and Saar francAt first, Bonn was referred to only as the provisional seat of government institutions, but from the early 1970s it was called the "federal capital" (Bundeshauptstadt).Although West Berlin was formally under the sovereignty of the Western Allies and separate from West Germany, it operated as a de facto state of West Germany in many ways, including being represented by non-voting delegates in the West German legislative bodies.West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990.
East GermanyEast Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist workers' and peasants' state.
BorderBorders are generally defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders can be established through warfare, colonization, or mutual agreements between the political entities that reside in those areas.
Potsdam AgreementThe Potsdam Agreement (German: Potsdamer Abkommen) was the agreement among three of the Allies of World War II: the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II in Europe that was signed on 1 August 1945 and published the following day. A product of the Potsdam Conference, it concerned the military occupation and reconstruction of Germany, its border, and the entire European Theatre of War territory.
German languageGerman (Deutsch, pronounced [dɔɪ̯tʃ] ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognised national language in Namibia.
DassowDassow (German pronunciation:) is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on a bay of the Baltic Sea, 20 km east of Lübeck and 2 km south of Lübeck-Travemünde. It is also close to the cities of Wismar and Schwerin, and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Dassow has been one of the eleven municipalities and districts within the Schönberg administrative region since January 1, 2005.
Berlin WallSEDElections 195019541958196319671971Early political careerCommunist Party of GermanyGerman Revolution of 1918–1919Murder of Paul Anlauf and Franz LenckUlbricht GroupMerger of the KPD and SPDGerman Economic CommissionComeconGovernment and policiesConstitution of East Germany19491968National Front of the GDRNew Course1953 uprisingCreation of the LPGWarsaw PactState CouncilBerlin WallNew Economic SystemEconomic System of SocialismLegacyUlbricht DoctrineOstpolitikErich Honecker…Western AlliesWestern Allies was a political and geographic grouping among the Allied powers of World War II.
Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicThe Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (known from 1948 to 1960 as the Czechoslovak Republic), Fourth Czechoslovak Republic, or simply Czechoslovakia, was the Czechoslovak state from 1948 until 1989, when the country was under communist rule, and was regarded as a satellite state in the Soviet sphere of interest.
Baltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Geophysically, it is surrounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula and the North and Central European Plain regions. It is the world's largest brackish water basin. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.
EichigtEichigt is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. This was the tripoint between West Germany, East Germany, and Czechoslovakia.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.