Deputy Minister of State Security
Appointed as the first Deputy Minister of State Security of the GDR
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1950 in Germany
Explore 30 historical events and records for Germany in 1950.
Historical records for Germany in 1950
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February
Minister of State Security
Appointed as the first Minister of State Security of the GDR
March
Arrest of Klaus Fuchs
Sentenced to serve 7 yrs in prison
Economy of Germany
Rationing ends in West Germany, apart from sugar
Rationing
Rationing ends in West Germany, apart from sugar
Trial
Found guilty of passing British atomic secrets to Russian agents
Advocates economic union with France
Advocates economic union with France
Economy of Germany
Advocates economic union with France
April
General
Appointed General Secretary of the SED, Socialist Unity Party
May
Schuman Plan
The Schuman Plan is launched in Paris. The French & German coal, iron & steel industries are placed under a single authority
July
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Worded as a declaration and is not recognised as a legitimate international Treaty by the members states of NATO and four years later when the Soviet Union granted East Germany independence the Soviet Union reserves rights over East Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Worded as a declaration and is not recognised as a legitimate international Treaty by the members states of NATO and four years later when the Soviet Union granted East Germany independence the Soviet Union reserves rights over East Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Worded as a declaration and is not recognised as a legitimate international Treaty by the members states of NATO and four years later when the Soviet Union granted East Germany independence the Soviet Union reserves rights over East Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Worded as a declaration and is not recognised as a legitimate international Treaty by the members states of NATO and four years later when the Soviet Union granted East Germany independence the Soviet Union reserves rights over East Germany
Oder-Neisse Line
Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Line
Oder-Neisse Line
Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Line
Provisional Government
Signed by Otto Grotewohl Prime Minister of the provisional Government of the GDR & Jozef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Poland
Provisional Government
Signed by Otto Grotewohl Prime Minister of the provisional Government of the GDR & Jozef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Poland
Provisional Government
Signed by Otto Grotewohl Prime Minister of the provisional Government of the GDR & Jozef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Poland
Recognition of the Oder-Neisse Line
Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Line
Treaty of Gorlitz
Worded as a declaration and is not recognised as a legitimate international Treaty by the members states of NATO and four years later when the Soviet Union granted East Germany independence the Soviet Union reserves rights over East Germany. Signed by Otto Grotewohl Prime Minister of the provisional Government of the GDR & Jozef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Poland
Treaty of Gorlitz
Signed by Otto Grotewohl Prime Minister of the provisional Government of the GDR & Jozef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Poland. Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Line
Treaty of Gorlitz
Worded as a declaration and is not recognised as a legitimate international Treaty by the members states of NATO and four years later when the Soviet Union granted East Germany independence the Soviet Union reserves rights over East Germany. Signed by Otto Grotewohl Prime Minister of the provisional Government of the GDR & Jozef Cyrankiewicz Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Poland. Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Line
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Klaus Fuchs
Arrested for passing information to the USSR
Der Trinker
Publication of "Der Trinker"
EPU
The European Payments Union is founded which regularizes trade payments
Governor
Appointed military Governor of Warsaw
Governor
Appointed Military Governor of Warsaw
Postwar Radio Plays
Böll produced radio writing and stories addressing German life after the war.
Technical Director
Appointed Technical Director for the US Armys Ballistic Missile Technical Agency
How these records were prepared
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