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The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), often known in English as East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990...

East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland, pronounced [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik...

The concept of Germany as a distinct region in Central Europe can be traced to Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as...

The East German uprising of 1953 (German: Volksaufstand vom 17. Juni 1953 ) was an uprising that occurred in East Germany from 16 to 17 June 1953. It...

The history of Germany from 1945 to 1990 comprises the period following World War II. The period began with the Berlin Declaration, marking the abolition...

The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High...

The East Germany national football team, recognised as Germany DR by FIFA, represented East Germany in men's international football, playing as one of three...

The original Constitution of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic; German: Verfassung der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik) was promulgated on...

conventionally separated into five cycles. Despite the policy of state atheism in East Germany, Christian pastor Christian Führer regularly met his congregation...

periodisation of national cinema into a succession of distinct eras and movements. The history of cinema in Germany can be traced back to the years shortly after...

The history of Germany from 1990 to the present spans the period following the German reunification, when West Germany and East Germany were reunited...

drugs, to its elite athletes. The aim of the program, which began in the 1960s, was to bolster East Germany's state image and prestige by winning medals...

representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed...

The Middle East, also known as the Near East, is home to one of the Cradles of Civilization and has seen many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations...

9th century. Middle High German (MHG, German Mittelhochdeutsch) is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and...

surveillance in East Germany was a widespread practice throughout the country's history, involving Soviet, East German, and Western agencies. East Germany, known...

result of Nazism and Communism. A reflection on the history of arts and culture in East Germany reveals complex relationships between artists and the...

economic principles of the Minister of Economics Ludwig Erhard excelled in the economic miracle during the 1950s and 1960s. East Germany was embedded in the...

The Soviet occupation zone in Germany (German: Sowjetische Besatzungszone (SBZ) or Ostzone, lit. 'East Zone'; Russian: Советская оккупационная зона Германии...

East German jokes, jibes popular in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, also known as East Germany), reflected the concerns of East German citizens...