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German Democratic Republic — German Democratic Republic, the the official name of the former ↑east germany … Dictionary of contemporary English
German Democratic Republic — see GERMANY … English World dictionary
German Democratic Republic — (GDR) At the end of World War II in 1945, the Soviet Union was left in control of the eastern half of Germany. By 1949 the Soviets had managed to convert the zone into a fully fledged, independent communist country, one that was to rigidly… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
German Democratic Republic national rugby union team — The German Democratic Republic national rugby union team represented the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) at rugby union, during that country s existence.GDR internationalsThe first international that the East German team played was in… … Wikipedia
German Democratic Republic — noun a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990 • Syn: ↑East Germany • Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑European nation • Member Meronyms: ↑East German … Useful english dictionary
German Democratic Republic — (GDR) On 7 October 1949, Soviet occupation forces in East Germany established the GDR in response to the earlier creation of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in West Germany. It was governed by the communist Socialist Unity Party and… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
German Democratic Republic — official name of East Germany. * * * byname East Germany, German Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or Ostdeutschland, former country (1949–90) that constitutes the northeastern section of present day Germany (q.v.). * * * … Universalium
History of the German Democratic Republic — The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik ( DDR ), often known in English as East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990. It covered the area of the present day German states of Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Brandenburg … Wikipedia
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic, 1958 … Wikipedia
National Emblem of the German Democratic Republic — Details Armiger German Democratic Republic Ado … Wikipedia
Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic — The Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, in German Grenztruppen der DDR , were a military froce of the GDR and the primary force guarding the Berlin Wall and the border between East and West Germany. The Border Troops numbered at… … Wikipedia
