234K views · 1.2K reactions | #OnThisDay 1949: Newsreel visited Bonn, birthplace of Beethoven, which was preparing to become the new capital of West Germany. | BBC Archive | Facebook

The German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany, was established on October 7, 1949, in the Soviet occupation zone following World War II. Governed by the Socialist Unity Party under hardline communist Walter Ulbricht, the GDR developed into an authoritarian state closely aligned with the Soviet Union. The government imposed socialist economic policies, collectivized agriculture, nationalized industries, and used the feared Stasi secret police to monitor and suppress political dis

2K views · 102 reactions | In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany was founded with the promulgation of the Basic Law. We look back on 70 years of #Germanhistory: The political years of 1980-89 are marked by a new political force in Germany and increasing protests against the GDR government. | Deutschland.de | Facebook

52K views · 915 reactions | From 1949 to 1989, Germany was divided into East and West. Political systems, ways of life, and concepts of freedom were vastly different in the former German Democratic Republic — as East Germany was known — compared to West Germany. If you'd like to know more about that time, here are three museums in Berlin. #berlin #eastgermany #dwtravel | DW Travel | Facebook