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Germany is sovereign once more

Germany is sovereign once more
Mar 15 1991
Collage of the signatures on the 2+4 Treaty

The Two-Plus-Four Treaty

The unconditional surrender of the Third Reich in 1945 meant that Germany was a subjugated nation. With the Cold War preventing any move towards reunification, the Allied Control Council retained supreme authority even after the formation of the two German states in 1949. There were many things that West Germany and the DDR could not decide to do.

Only after reunification in 1991 did the Two-Plus-Four Treaty end this unhappy state of affairs. Coming into force on 15 March 1991, the treaty required the new state to accept the Oder-Neisse line as its eastern border. After almost half a century Germany was once again united and sovereign.

The whole year at a glance

The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Berlin
Aug 16
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Communists banned!
Aug 17 1956
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Introduction of the Civil Code
Aug 18 1896
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Maximilian I becomes sole Roman-German king
Aug 19 1493
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East German soldiers in Czechoslovakia?
Aug 20 1968
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The wedding of Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst
Aug 21 1745
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Founding of the THW
Aug 22 1950
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Hitler-Stalin Pact
Aug 23 1939
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Scapegoating the Jews
Aug 24 1349
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Verdicts in the Wall shooters’ trial
Aug 25 1997
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