East Germany - officially called the GDR - fortified it to halt an exodus of people from the Soviet-controlled zone to West Germany. The researchers spent nearly five years poring over GDR ...

In 1949, the Soviet-controlled part of Germany became the ... But what was it really like to live as an East Germany citizen before the fall of the Berlin Wall? Where there any positive aspects ...

In the meantime, Merkel and her government will remain as caretakers of Germany until a decision is made. Merkel was born in 1954, and for the first 35 years of her life, she lived in ...

When East Germany constructed a wall in Berlin to stem the flow of refugees from the communist-controlled East to the West, Kennedy stated, “A wall is not nice, but it’s a helluva lot better than a ...