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East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced [ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn] ⓘ) was the partially recognised capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Soviet occupation sector of Berlin .
May 4, 2024 · Their Cold War walking tour will take you to East Berlin, site of several important locations in the history of this city. Your guide will point out areas of note such as the Brandenburg Gate, The Palace of Tears, The Death Strip and the Berlin Wall Memorial.
Like Berlin, the unsuspecting village of Mödlareuth am Tannbach found itself divided by a wall separating East and West Germany. When the Allies divided Germany into occupation zones in 1949, the boundary between the GDR’s Thuringia and the West’s Bavaria ran straight through tiny Mödlareuth.
Nov 8, 2020 · In our blog we take you on a trip to East Berlin today and introduce you to the most important sights to see in Berlin in more detail.
Until 1952, East Germany comprised the capital, East Berlin (though legally it was not fully part of the GDR's territory), and the five German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in 1947 renamed Mecklenburg), Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt (named Province of Saxony until 1946), Thuringia, and Saxony, their post-war territorial demarcations ...
Oct 27, 2023 · The architectural heritage of East Germany is shrinking. Fortunately, the city's museums preserve a heritage that is hidden from view, but essential to understanding the new national identity. Here are the top 10 sites in Berlin to capture the East German moment.
Jul 10, 2019 · DDR Museum. Dedicated to the German Democratic Republic, aka Deutsche Demokratische Republik, aka East Germany, aka the Communist part of Germany from 1949 until 1990, this museum is...
