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East Germany in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at East Germany in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels2 people1949–1989

Historical events in East Germany

1949

16 September 1949
Rotation
Wolfgang Staudte · Cinema

Directs Rotation, examining German life under Nazism.

1953

23 December 1953
The Story of Little Mook
Wolfgang Staudte · Cinema

Directs Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck for DEFA.

1989

October 1989
Reballion of Rebels in East Germany
Erich Honecker · GDR

Replaced as leader of the Socialist Unity Party by Egon Krenz

October 1989
Reballion of Rebels in East Germany
Erich Honecker · Military

Replaced as leader of the Socialist Unity Party by Egon Krenz

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and East Germany. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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