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Fascinating Historical Photos Showed West Germany in 1953

Following World War II, Germany lost most of its pre-war gains, and Poland and the Soviet Union annexed a quarter of its land area. The German population was expelled to the West. During the Cold War, Germany was divided between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet Union in the East before reuniting in 1990. There were two separate German countries during the Cold War.

In West Germany, the economy grew most rapidly. The United States and Israel, as well as France and the United Kingdom, forged strong relations. With the emergence of West Germany as a federal form of democracy, parliamentary government was shaped. A comprehensive bill of rights guaranteed the civil and political rights of citizens. Following German tradition, many governmental spheres were reserved for individual Länder. Christian Democrats and Free Democrats formed the coalition that won the first general election of the Federal Republic in August 1949.

The population of West Germany in 1950 included 4.5 million Germans from East of the Oder-Neisse line, 3.4 million ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia, Poland, and other eastern European countries, and 1.5 million from East Germany. Despite this heavy burden, the refugees were quickly assimilated by West Germany. In addition to their skills and abilities, refugees contributed significantly to West Germany’s economic recovery.

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#1 Frankfurterhof, Germany, 1953

Frankfurterhof, Germany, 1953

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#2 Friedrich-Ebert Platz- Frankfurt, Germany, 1953

Friedrich-Ebert Platz- Frankfurt, Germany, 1953

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#3 Friedrich-Ebert St- Frankfurt, Germany, 1953

Friedrich-Ebert St- Frankfurt, Germany, 1953

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#4 Street Scene- Frankfurt, Germany, 1953

Street Scene- Frankfurt, Germany, 1953

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#5 Angel of Peace Monument- Munich, Germany, 1953

Angel of Peace Monument- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#6 Angel of Peace Monument- Munich, Germany, 1953

Angel of Peace Monument- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#7 Army Museum Destroyed- Munich, Germany, 1953

Army Museum Destroyed- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#8 Beer garden and Exposition- Munich, Germany, 1953

Beer garden and Exposition- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#9 City Hall Clock Tower- Munich, Germany, 1953

City Hall Clock Tower- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#10 Countryside from Plane on way to Munich, Germany, 1953

Countryside from Plane on way to Munich, Germany, 1953

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#11 Frauen Kirke- Munich- Germany, Germany, 1953

Frauen Kirke- Munich- Germany, Germany, 1953

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#12 Kings Platz- Munich- Germany, Germany, 1953

Kings Platz- Munich- Germany, Germany, 1953

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#13 Ludwigstrasses-Theatener Church- Munich, Germany, 1953

Ludwigstrasses-Theatener Church- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#14 Maximilianeum- Parliament- Munich, Germany, 1953

Maximilianeum- Parliament- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#15 Munich from Plane, Germany, 1953

Munich from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#16 Munich from Plane, Germany, 1953

Munich from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#17 Munich from Plane, Germany, 1953

Munich from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#18 Nymphburg Castle- Munich, Germany, 1953

Nymphburg Castle- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#19 Nymphburg Gardens- Munich, Germany, 1953

Nymphburg Gardens- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#20 River Isar, Germany, 1953

River Isar, Germany, 1953

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#21 River Isar, Germany, 1953

River Isar, Germany, 1953

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#22 Transportation Exposition- Munich, Germany, 1953

Transportation Exposition- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#23 Victory Arch- Ludwigstrasse- Munich, Germany, 1953

Victory Arch- Ludwigstrasse- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#24 War Damage- Munich, Germany, 1953

War Damage- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#25 Airport- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Airport- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#26 Alps from Top of Wallberg Lift- Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

Alps from Top of Wallberg Lift- Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#27 At Kaiser Wilhelm Tower- Berlin, Germany, 1953

At Kaiser Wilhelm Tower- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#28 Beergarden at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

Beergarden at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#29 Berchtesgaden Girls at Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

Berchtesgaden Girls at Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

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#30 Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#31 Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#32 Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#33 Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#34 Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

Berlin from Plane, Germany, 1953

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#35 Brandenburg Gate, Germany, 1953

Brandenburg Gate, Germany, 1953

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#36 Cars on Wallberg Lift, Germany, 1953

Cars on Wallberg Lift, Germany, 1953

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#37 Countryside in Bavaria, Germany, 1953

Countryside in Bavaria, Germany, 1953

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#38 Countryside Near Rottenburg, Germany, 1953

Countryside Near Rottenburg, Germany, 1953

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#39 Crowds at Wannsee- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Crowds at Wannsee- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#40 Farm Houses- Village of Ilgen, Germany, 1953

Farm Houses- Village of Ilgen, Germany, 1953

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#41 Halensee Charlottenburg- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Halensee Charlottenburg- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#42 Hotel and Restaurant- Res district- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Hotel and Restaurant- Res district- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#43 HQ of Anti-aircraft in Tiergarten- Berlin, Germany, 1953

HQ of Anti-aircraft in Tiergarten- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#44 Kaiser Wilhelm Tower- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Kaiser Wilhelm Tower- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#45 Kaiserdam Street, Germany, 1953

Kaiserdam Street, Germany, 1953

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#46 Kaiserdam Street Looking Towards Stadium- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Kaiserdam Street Looking Towards Stadium- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#47 Kaiserdam Strasse- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Kaiserdam Strasse- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#48 Kaiserdam Strasse- East-West Axel- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Kaiserdam Strasse- East-West Axel- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#49 Kloster Andrechs- Munich, Germany, 1953

Kloster Andrechs- Munich, Germany, 1953

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#50 Kuefurstendam Strasses- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Kuefurstendam Strasses- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#51 Kuefurstendam Strasses- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Kuefurstendam Strasses- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#52 Looking Across Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

Looking Across Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

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#53 Looking Across Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

Looking Across Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

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#54 Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#55 Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#56 Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#57 Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#58 Native Dress at Tegernsee, Germany, 1953

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#59 Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

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#60 Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

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#61 Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

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#62 Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

Oberammergau, Germany, 1953

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#63 Olympic Stadium- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Olympic Stadium- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#64 Olympic Stadium- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Olympic Stadium- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#65 Opera House in Berlin, Germany, 1953

Opera House in Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#66 Radio Tower- British Sector- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Radio Tower- British Sector- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#67 Reichstag- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Reichstag- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#68 Residential District- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Residential District- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#69 Resort on Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

Resort on Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

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#70 Resort on Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

Resort on Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

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#71 Resort on Tegernsee Near Munich, Germany, 1953

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#72 Russian Memorial & Reichstag- Berlin, Germany, 1953- Germany

Russian Memorial & Reichstag- Berlin, Germany, 1953- Germany

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#73 Russian Memorial for 480 heroes taking Berlin, Germany, 1953

Russian Memorial for 480 heroes taking Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#74 Sport Exhibition Hall- Berlin, Germany, 1953

Sport Exhibition Hall- Berlin, Germany, 1953

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#75 Stream from Eschenloher Bridge, Germany, 1953

Stream from Eschenloher Bridge, Germany, 1953

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#76 Amongst the ruins, Bavaria.

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#77 Frankfurt Railway Station, Frankfurt.

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#78 Traveling around Bavaria, in a 1951 Chevrolet.

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#79 Luther’s Tree, corner of Alzeyer Strasse and Lutherbaumstraße, Worms.

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#80 Commercial Building, Hauptwache, Frankfurt Am Main.

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#81 On Mount Wendelstein.

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#82 Siebers Tower, Rothenberg.

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#83 Kaiserplatz, Frankfurt Am Main.

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#84 Chimney Sweep, outside 97th General Hospital, Frankfurt.

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#85 People watching the mechanical clock strike the hour, Market Square, Rothenburg.

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#86 Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower, Rothenburg.

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#87 Bierkeller at Palmengarten, Neues Pflanzenhaus, Frankfurt.

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#88 St Kilian’s Festival, outside the Röntgen High School, Wurzburg.

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#89 St Kilian’s Festival, outside the Röntgen High School, Wurzburg.

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#90 St Kilian’s Festival, outside the Röntgen High School, Wurzburg.

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#91 Two men in Lederhosen.

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#92 Weißer Turm (The White Tower), Galgengasse, Rothenburg.

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#93 In the tunnel or covered street under the Rathause, Rothenburg.

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#94 West Germany.

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#95 Frankonia Fountain in the Forecourt of Residence Wurzburg, Wurzburg.

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#96 Storks on Church Tower, St. Jakobus, Muhr am See.

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#97 View from the Aussichtspunkt Viewpoint of Rothenberg.

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#98 Several Women and a Man in traditional costumes, Spring or Folk Festival, Wurzburg.

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#99 Skiing in Bavaria.

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#100 Wendelstein Church on Wendelstein Mountain, Bavarian Alps.

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#101 61st Division US Army Band, Bremerhaven.

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