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Germany, one of the most historically and geographically diverse countries in Europe, is best understood through its maps.

Germany and the Cold War 08/21/2020 August 21, 2020. For more than four decades, divided Germany was the epicenter of the Cold War. The border severing East and West embodied the animosity between ...

In honor of the CIA's Cartography Center's 75th anniversary, the agency released a bevy of maps detailing the world since the start of the Cold War.

After its defeat in World War II, Germany was divided and occupied by foreign armies from the West and East. ... extreme vetting in Cold War Germany did as much to undermine security as to enhance it.

of the Cold War. Divided Berlin, divided Germany, divided Europe. Let's fast forward all the way to 1985, ... This map shows us the scale of what the Soviets. and the Cubans had in mind in terms.

August 13, 1961: In the early hours of the morning, construction of the Wall begins in Berlin. The Wall was a symbol of the Cold War that divided the world into East and West. In 1989, a peaceful ...

West Berlin businessmen, doing 80% of their business outside the city, shuttle continuously by air to West Germany. For foreign tourists in Germany, the Berlin Wall has become a sightseeing must.

After World War II, there were various options considered for what to do about occupied and divided Germany, much as there are now for Ukraine. Soviet leaders spoke of a united but neutral Germany ...

This thick, meat-based soup has its origins in Russia and Ukraine but became popular across the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. In socialist East Germany, it was a regular item on restaurant ...