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  2. Berlin Crisis of 1961 - Wikipedia

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    The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (German: Berlin-Krise) was the last major European political and military incident of the Cold War concerning the status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany. The crisis culminated in the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall.

  3. East Germany - Wikipedia

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    German Democratic Republic Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German) 1949–1990 Flag (1959–1990) Emblem (1955–1990) Motto: " Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! " (" Workers of the world, unite! ") Anthem: "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" ("Risen from Ruins") Show globe Show map of Europe Location of the East Germany (dark green) in Europe (dark grey) Capital and largest city East Berlin ...

  4. History of East Germany - Wikipedia

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    East Germany's political and economic system reflected its status as a part of the Eastern Bloc of Soviet-allied Communist countries, with the nation ruled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and operating with a command economy for 41 years until 3 October 1990 when East and West Germany were unified with the former being absorbed ...

  5. Berlin border crossings - Wikipedia

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    After the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, border stations between East Berlin (regarded as East Germany's capital by the German Democratic Republic but unrecognized by the Western Allies) and the sectors controlled by those three Western Allies were created. Although there were few crossings at first, more sites were built over the ...

  6. Inner German border - Wikipedia

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    The small pro-democracy Monday demonstrations soon swelled into crowds of hundreds of thousands of people in cities across East Germany. The East German leadership considered using force but ultimately backed down, lacking support from the Soviet Union for a violent Tiananmen Square -style military intervention. [ 162 ]

  7. List of wars involving Germany - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wars involving Germany from 962. It includes the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the German Democratic Republic (DDR, "East Germany") and the present Federal Republic of Germany (BRD, until German reunification in 1990 known as "West Germany").

  8. List of wars involving Denmark - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

  9. Development of the inner German border - Wikipedia

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    The development of the inner German border took place in a number of stages between 1945 and the mid-1980s. After its establishment in 1945 as the dividing line between the Western and Soviet occupation zones of Germany, in 1949 the inner German border became the frontier between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany).