Category: West Germany
Categories: Former Countries in Europe | German History
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Preceded by Allied-occupied Germany
Succeeded by Deutschland
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland or BRD) in the period between its creation on 23 May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990. This period is referred to as the Bonn Republic (German: Bonner Republik) by academic historians, an earlier term being the Bonn State (German: Bonner Staat).
States that joined the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949
- Württemberg-Baden,
- Baden,
- Württemberg-Hohenzollern,
- (they formed the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952)
- Bavaria (Bayern),
- Hamburg,
- Hesse (Hessen),
- Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen),
- North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen),
- Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz),
- Schleswig-Holstein,
Joined the Federal Republic of Germany in 1957
Joined the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Saxony (Sachsen),
- Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt),
- Thuringia (Thüringen)
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Person Profiles (2)
Jehuda Melber
03 May 1916 Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire - 06 Feb 1997
Werner Ziehmann
18 Oct 1942 Teichrode, Poland - abt 16 Jun 1982
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