West Germany
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| Capital | Bonn |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 |
| GDP (PPP) | 1990 estimate |
| Currency | Deutsche |
| Population | 63. 25 million (1990) |
| Government | Federal republic, Parliamentary republic |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1065731 |
About West Germany
West Germany was the informal name for the Federal Republic of Germany, a country in Central Europe, in the period between its formation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification on 3 October 1990. During this Cold War period, the western portion of Germany was part of the Western Bloc.
French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology
... In the same year, Germany apologised to the victims of anti-gay laws adopted under the Nazis and maintained by the authorities of post-war West Germany...
Italia 90: Former England footballer selling shirts from world cup
... The eight shirts, being sold by Derbyshire-based Hansons Auctioneers, were collected during England s seven games in the tournament, which saw the team defeated in the semi-finals by West Germany...
Berliners rave against the motorway as extension threatens 20 cultural venues
... The Autobahn was part of West Germany s utopian post-war ideology of a modern capitalist metropolis: the car would be king and concrete highways would smooth over the scars of a city traumatised by war...
Jews in the German Army: Different generations reflect on changing attitudes
... At the time, anyone in West Germany whose family had been persecuted by the Nazis was exempt from military service...
Spain's Queen Letizia to attend World Cup final against England
... England s only other football World Cup final, also at Wembley in 1966, was attended by Queen Elizabeth II, who presented captain Bobby Moore with the trophy after the team s 4-2 victory over West Germany...
Jim Parker: Midsomer Murders composer dies aged 88
... " Parker was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, in 1934 and his music career began as an oboist in a British Army band based in post-war West Germany...
Ben Ferencz: Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor dies, aged 103
... After the trials ended, Ferencz - who was fluent in six language, including German - remained in West Germany and helped Jewish groups obtain a reparations settlement from the new government...
World Cup: What happened to England's 1966 shirts?
... The enduring symbol of that victory has come to be the simple red shirts worn by those who made it on to manager Alf Ramsey s team sheet, but where are these " national treasures" now? " Some people are on the pitch! They think it s all over! It is now! " BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme s words rang out on TV sets across the nation as Geoff Hurst fired the ball high into the West Germany net, ensuring England would lift the Jules Rimet Trophy...
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