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Cartoon by Köhler on relations between the FRG and the GDR (1956)
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Cartoon by Köhler on relations between the FRG and the GDR (1956)

‘East is East and West is West, and ne'er the twain shall meet.' In 1956, the Cold War governs relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

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Title Cartoon by Köhler on relations between the FRG and the GDR (1956)
Document type Cartoon
Source Köhler, Ost ist Ost und West ist West, und niemals treffen sich die beiden, in Simplicissimus. 05.01.1957, No 1, p. 5.
Keywords East-West policy, Federal Republic of Germany, German Democratic Republic, Hallstein Doctrine
Copyright © Köhler
Caption ‘East is East and West is West, and ne'er the twain shall meet.' In 1956, the Cold War governs relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1969–1979 Crises and revival >> Relations between the two blocs >> The Ostpolitik of the FRG
Document extract Read more in ENA
See also Signing of the Basic Treaty (21 December 1972)
Building of the Berlin Wall (13 and 14 August 1961)
Statement by the Allied High Commission (10 October 1949)
German reunification: an international and European issue
‘Germany in Europe — increased responsibilities' from Europe (3 October 1990)
The Federal Republic of Germany’s Ostpolitik
The Basic Treaty (21 December 1972)
Birth of the FRG and the GDR (1949)
A soldier of the East German National People's Army makes a dash for freedom (15 August 1961)
'Signing of German treaty ends post_war political era' from The Guardian (13 September 1990)
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