Konrad Adenauer

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Watch West German Chancellor Adenauer greet French President de Gaulle to forge diplomatic ties after WWII

Konrad Adenauer and West Germany's Western alliance

Konrad Adenauer's visit to Moscow: The return of German POWs

How did Berlin become the capital of reunified Germany?

East and West German armies during the Cold War

Cuban missile crisis: The world on the brink of war

Federal Republic of Germany: Founding and significance

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chancellor of West Germany

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Watch West German Chancellor Adenauer greet French President de Gaulle to forge diplomatic ties after WWII

West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer greeting French President Charles de Gaulle.

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Konrad Adenauer and West Germany's Western alliance

Learn how Konrad Adenauer worked to integrate West Germany into the Western community...

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Konrad Adenauer's visit to Moscow: The return of German POWs

West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer negotiating the release of 10,000 German POWs...

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How did Berlin become the capital of reunified Germany?

Overview of the decision to make Berlin—rather than Bonn—the capital of reunified...

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East and West German armies during the Cold War

Tensions between East and West Germany leading to rearmament.

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Cuban missile crisis: The world on the brink of war

Overview of the Cuban missile crisis and its effect on Germany, 1962.

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