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1950s years - Federal Republic of Germany

Re-armament, kidney tables and a million beetle

One millionth VW-Käfer

05.08.1955 - The one millionth VW Käfer is presented in Wolfsburg on the 5th of August in 1955.
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Streitkräfte der Bundeswehr in Andernach 1956

20.01.1956 - Blick auf die angetretenen Soldaten am 20. Januar 1956 in Andernach am Rhein. Bundeskanzler Dr. Adenauer stattete am 20.1.1956 der Truppe des Heeres, der Luftwaffe und der Marine i...
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450 new soldiers in Andernach recruited

13.01.1956 - Minister of defence Theodor Blank (M, at lectern) gives a speech on the occasion of the recruitment of 450 new soldiers on the 13th of Janary in 1956.
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Federal President Theodor Heuss and Empress Soraya

27.02.1955 - Federal President Theodor Heuss (r) lighting a cigarette for Empress Soraya during a reception in compliment to the Persian Shah on 27th February 1955 in Bonn.
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Porsche 356 Coupé

30.11.1999 - Two young ladies wearing a swim suit sit on the bonnet of the Porsche 356 Coupé. Undated picture.
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Heinrich Lübke is sworn in as head of state

15.09.1959 - Successor of Theodor Heuss, the new head of state Heinrich Lübke (2nd of right) accepts congratulations after being sworn in on the 15th of September in 1959.
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Liselott Linsenhoff

30.11.1955 - German dressage rider Liselott Linsenhoff, member of the equestrian team at the Olympic Equestrian Games in 1956 in Stockholm, with her horse "Adular" (undated archive picture from...
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SPD event against nuclear armament

19.04.1958 - Delegate of the Bundestag Gustav Heinemann gives a speech at a rally of the SPD on the 19th of April in 1958 in Frankfurt am Main. Round 4,000 people participated in the event, whi...
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Advertisement - Persil

30.11.1955 - "Wash easier with the new Persil" is the new slogan on an advertisement poster by the company Persil in 1956.
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Film Award 1955

30.11.1954 - Marianne Koch, O.W. Fischer and Therese Giehse (l-r) receive the Silver Tape during the International Film Festival 1955 in Berlin.
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Jugend für ein vereintes Europa

30.11.1999 - Anhänger des Europa-Gedankens jubeln den die deutsch-französische Grenze überquerenden Bussen mit Teilnehmern einer Europa-Kundgebung zu. Am ersten Bus ist der Aufruf "Jugend ruft...
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Protocol about the end of the occupation regime

12.04.1955 - View of the signed protocol of the end of the occupation regime in the Federal Republic of Germany on the 23rd of October in 1954.
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Messerschmitt - Cabin scooter

13.09.1979 - Egon Diekhoff (r) and his girl friend Waltraud Coordes (l) sit in their cabin scooters of the Type KR 200 Karo (l) and TG 500 Tiger (r) on the 13th of September in 1979.
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News reader of the "Tagesschau"

30.11.1956 - The news readers (l-r) Manfred Schmidt, Cay Dietrich Voss, Karl-Heinz Köpcke, Martin Thon and Dieter von Sallwitz of the ARD news show "Tagesschau", photographed in 1957.
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Bernhard und Michael Grzimek drehen in Kenia "Serengeti"

31.12.1958 - Michael Grzimek (r) färbt während der Dreharbeiten zu dem Expeditionsfilm "Serengeti" im Januar 1959 die weißen Haare eines Zebras gelb ein, damit das Tier während der Filmarbeiten...
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Berlin Airlift monument in Berlin

10.07.1951 - The Berlin Airlift monument is unveiled on the 10th of July in 1951.
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Atomfrisur für den Atomminister?

13.12.1955 - Vor einer Fernsehsendung des Hessischen Rundfunks über Atomforschung in der Bundesrepublik am 13. Dezember 1955 wird der deutsche Bundesminister für Atomfragen, Franz Josef Strauß...
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Bundespräsident Heuss begrüßt Heimkehrer

18.10.1955 - Bundespräsident Theodor Heuss (r) begrüßt am 18. Oktober 1955 im Grenzdurchgangslager Friedland aus der Sowjetunion heimgekehrte Zivilinternierte und ehemalige Soldaten. Hinten rec...
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Federal Republic of Germany is sovereign

05.05.1955 - French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet (M) signs the document for Germany's sovereignty on the 5th of May in 1955 in Palais Schaumburg. To the left (glasses in his hands) the Brit...
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Change of shift

30.11.1956 - Workers on their bicycles during change of shift at the smelting works Oberhausen in 1957.
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Castle Bellevue in Berlin inaugurated in 1959

18.06.1959 - View into the hall, where head of state Theodor Heuss hosted a dinner on the 18th of June in 1959 on the occasion of the inauguration of Castle Bellevue as second residence of the...
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Frankfurt stock market 1959

25.05.1959 - View on the quotation board of Frankfurt stock market on the 25th of May in 1959.
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Elvis Presley wäre 65 geworden

30.11.1999 - So kannte man den "King of Rock'n'Roll": Elvis Presley mit charmantem Lächeln und seiner Gitarre (undatiertes Archivbild). Seine Konzerte waren von Massenhysterie und Krawallen gep...
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International Film Ball 1955 in Berlin

03.07.1955 - (l-r): Sonja Ziemann, Josef von Baky (behind), Heidemarie Hatheyer, former Miss Germany Christel Schaak, Barbara Rost and Maria Brauner, at the International Film Ball in Berlin on...
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Gustav "Bubi" Scholz turns 70

26.03.1954 - Boxer Bubi Scholz (r) places one of his feared hits against the American boxer Al Andrews on the 26th of March in 1954 in New York. Scholz turns 70 on the 12th of April in 2000. He...
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Federal Constitutional Court - first public plenar meeting

09.12.1952 - View into the court room. On the 9th of December in 1952, president of the Federal Constitutional Court Hermann Hoepker-Aschoff opened the first public plenar meeting.
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Thumbs up through the country...

30.06.1958 - These young man hope to find a free lift by putting their thumbs up, photographed in July in 1958 in Lorch am Rhein.
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Teenagers collect money for Children's Village

30.11.1958 - Teenagers of a girls' school in Essen promote their campaign in 1959. They want to help an Albert Schweitzer Children's Village.
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Federal Republic of Germany taken into Atlantic Council

09.05.1955 - Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (M) takes his seat in the Atlantic Council. The Federal Republic of Germany was taken into the Atlantic Council, the NATO, on the 9th of May in 1955 as 1...
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Federal Republic of Germany is member of the NATO

09.05.1955 - NATO commander-in-chief General Alfred Gruenther (r, USA) and the German representative in the NATO headquarter General Hans Speidel (l) during the festive acceptance of the Federa...
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Gewerkschaftsjugend demonstriert gegen Wiederbewaffnung

20.11.1954 - Ein mit Parolen der Demonstranten ausgestatteter Lastwagen bei der Fahrt durch die Münchnenr Straßen am 20.11.1954. In München und Augsburg demonstrierte am 20. November 1954 die b...
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The Käfer's era comes to an end in 2003

30.11.1955 - A couple enjoys the spring sun in 1956, sitting on the bonnet of their VW Käfer. On the 30th of July in 2003, the last Käfer world-wide will be produced in Mexico.
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Die Suche nach dem Kleingeld...

30.11.1953 - ...beschäftigt die Autofahrer, nachdem 1954 ein Parkplatz in Hamburg probeweise mit 38 Parkuhren ausgerüstet wurde. Eine Stunde parken kostet nun einen Groschen, für zwei Stunden m...
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Integration of the Saarland 1957

31.12.1956 - German flags in front of the state theatre in Saarbruecken on the occasion of the integration of the Saarland in 1957.
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Frühjahrstagung des Atlantikrates 1957

02.05.1957 - Bundeskanzler Konrad Adenauer (M) während der Frühjahrstagung des Atlantikrates am 2. Mai 1957 in der Godesberger Stadthalle im Gespräch mit Bundesaußenminister Heinrich von Brenta...
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Chancellor Adenauer and Head of state Heuss

28.05.1958 - Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (l) talks to German head of state Theodor Heuss (r) at the airport of Bonn shortly before their departure to Canada on the 28th of May in 1958.
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May rally 1957 in West Berlin

01.05.1957 - Protesters during the May rally 1957 in front of the town hall Schöneberg.
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Awarding of the German Film Award 1955

01.01.2000 - Marianne Koch (l) and Therese Giehse with their Film Awards during the ceremony in Berlin in 1955. Marianne Koch received the "Silver Tape" as best female supporting actress and Th...
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Zusammentreffen Adenauer - Schuhmacher

17.12.1951 - Der Oppositionsführer und Vorsitzende der SPD Dr. Kurt Schuhmacher (M) nach der Unterredung mit Bundeskanzler Adenauer beim Verlassen des Bundeskanzleramtes in Bonn am 17.12.1951....
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Adolescents at Bill Haley-Concert in 1958

23.10.1958 - 'Rowdies' go wild - police men shove enthusiastic adolescents back during Bill Haley's concert in Frankfurt am Main on the 23rd of October in 1958.
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Frühling 1960 in Nürnberg

25.04.1960 - Als Platz für eine kleine Pause haben sich diese jungen Damen am 25.04.1960 den Schönen Brunnen in Nürnberg ausgesucht. Foto: Karl Schnörrer +++(c) dpa - Report+++ [dpabilderarchi...
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Post-war era - Trümmerfrauen ("rubble women")

01.01.2000 - Two "rubble women" during clearing works in front of the destroyed Hofkirche in Dresden. +++(c) dpa - Report+++
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Mit dieser Meldung nahm die Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa am 01.09...

01.01.2000 - Mit dieser Meldung nahm die Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa am 01.09.1949 ihren Sendebetrieb auf (Repro). Die dpa wurde am 18.08.1949 gegründet. Seit 60 Jahren versorgt die Agentur Me...
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Urlaub im Süden - 1950er Jahre

28.01.2010 - Urlaub am Gardasee 1959.
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Synchronized skipping

01.01.1950 - Synchronized skipping with a skipping rope in the 1950s.
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Two young men with motorcycles

01.01.1955 - Two young men climb their motorcycles in the 1950s.
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DIE FRÜHREIFEN

01.01.2000 - HEIDI BRÜHL, PETER KRAUS, Studioaufnahme zu "Die Frühreifen", 1957. 1074/#
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Fred Bertelmann

01.01.2000 - Fred Bertelmann with his guitar, photographed in the 1950s.
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Heidi Brühl

01.01.2000 - Picture of Heidi Brühl from 1958.
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Der Hauptmann von Köpenick

07.11.2016 - Der Hauptmann von Köpenick, (DER HAUPTMANN VON KÖPENICK) D 1956, Regie: Helmut Käutner, HEINZ RÜHMANN (mi), Stichwort: Militär, Uniform, Pickelhauben
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Schwarzwaldmaedel

01.01.2000 - Schwarzwaldmädel (1950) Rudolf Prack, Sonja Ziemann Nach einigen Irrungen und Wirrungen finden Hans (Rudolf Prack) und Baerbele (Sonja Ziemann) zueinander... Regie: Hans Deppe ,
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Trans-Europ-Express TEE "Parsifal" 1957

01.01.1957 - Der Trans-Europ-Express TEE 155 "Parsifal" (VT 11) steht am Bahnsteig in Essen Hauptbahnhof, aufgenommen 1957. Foto: Bildarchiv der Eisenbahnstiftung - KEINE BILDFUNKVERWENDUNG -
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Tag der Deutschen Einheit auf dem Brocken

03.10.2017 - Ein Notenblatt mit dem Deutschlandlied, aufgenommen am 03.10.2017 auf dem Brocken (Sachsen-Anhalt) am Tag der Deutschen Einheit. Foto: Matthias Bein/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa ++
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Contract on foundation of European Coal and Steel Community signed

18.04.1951 - Happy faces after the signing of the contract on the foundation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) by European foreign ministers on the 18th of April in 1951 in Strasb...
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Heisenberg gives celebratory speech

25.04.1958 - Nobel laureate Prof. Werner Heisenberg during his celebratory speech on the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary recurrence of Max Planck's birthday on the 25th of April...
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Former couch potato

19.02.1954 - Feet up, the ash tray at hand and nothing will stand in the way of a cosy evening in front of the TV. For this purpose, the cabinetmaker's trade has invented a couch in 1954, which...
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Helgoland free again

01.03.1952 - Solemn flag hoisting on Helgoland on 1st March 1952: The flags of Helgoland (r), the Federal Republic of Germany (m), and of Schleswig-Holstein (l). On that day the island of Helgo...
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German soccer world champion 1954

04.07.1954 - German soccer player Fritz Walter, (C, holding the cup in his hands) and Horst Eckel (r) are being carried on the shoulders of their fans after the German team won the final match...
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60 Jahre Saar Statut

14.10.2015 - Eine Ausstellung in der Sparkasse Saarbrücken ist am Mittwoch (14.10.2015) dem Saar-Referendum von 1955 gewidmet.?Am 23. Oktober 1955 wurde nach einem heftig geführten Abstimmungsk...
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Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse in neuen Räumen 1957

09.02.1957 - Hans Heinrich Hauck, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, am Rednperult im Großen Saal der Frankfurter Börse während der Eröffnungsfeier. In Anwesenheit von führe...
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1954 FIFA World Cup: Germany's National Football team is welcomed in Munich

06.07.1954 - Enthusiastic welcome for the German national football team in Munich on the 6th of July in 1954. Thousands of people crowded around the tour bus containing the wives and girlfriend...
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Internationaler Frühschoppen mit Werner Höfer

02.01.1972 - Die Diskussionsrunde "Internationaler Frühschoppen" mit dem Moderator Werner Höfer feierte seinen 20. Geburtstag am 02.01.1972 mit 20jährigen angehenden Journalisten. Galant bedank...
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Festive swearing-in ceremony of the first recruits - 1957

19.05.1957 - Recruits of the Federal Armed Forces at their festive swearing-in ceremony on the 19th of May in 1957 in Koblenz. The first German conscripts after World War II were sworn in on th...
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Durchgangslager Friedland - Heimkehrer

13.10.1955 - Winkend treffen letzte deutsche Heimkehrer aus der Sowjetunion mit Blumen am 13. Oktober 1955 im Durchgangslager Friedland ein und gehen durch ein Spalier begeisterter Menschen (Ar...
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Homecomers from Soviet Union

11.10.1955 - The first transport of about fifty homecomers from the Soviet Union arrives on the 11th of October in 1955 in Hamburg. Besides relatives and friends of the homecomers, many inhabit...
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Currency reform in Germany 1948

01.08.1948 - A few days after the currency reform in the western part of Germany came into force on 21 June 1948 the shops present goods that long have not been seen.
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Eingliederung des Saarlands 1957

01.01.1957 - Vor dem Sitz des saarländischen Ministerpräsidenten in Saarbrücken werden die deutsche und die saarländische Landesflagge gehißt. Mit dem Neujahrstag 1957 ist die Saar zehntes deut...
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Largest post-war rally in Munich

30.11.1951 - The protest rally by the Confederation of German Trade Unions about the Industrial Constitution Act turns into the largest post-war mass rally in Munich in 1952.
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Demonstration against rearmament 1956

28.01.1956 - The "cartel of young workers", an association of social democratic youth organisations, demonstrate on the 28th of January in 1956 against the rearmament of Germany.
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Parliamentary Council proclaims Basic Law

23.05.1949 - The Basic Law of the Federal Republic lies underneath the black-red-golden flag on a table in the meeting hall of the Parliamentary Council in Bonn on 23 May 1949. In the front row...
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Elvis Presley is stationed in Germany

02.10.1958 - Elvis Presley leaves the train in Friedberg (Hessen) on the 2nd of October in 1958. To the delight of his fans, the American Rock'n Roll singer was stationed in Friedberg (Hesse) i...
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Maico Mobil - Motorscooter with car comfort

01.08.1951 - A young woman drives on a motor scooter of the type "Maico Mobil", photographed in August 1951.
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Konrad Adenauer during election campaign

11.09.1957 - German chancellor Konrad Adenauer pretents to play a violine that was presented to him during an election campaign on the 11th of September in 1957 in Schönbach prior to the electi...
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General Treaty is signed

26.05.1952 - Konrad Adenauer (M) signs the document for Germany's sovereignty on the 26th of May in 1952 in Palais Schaumburg. The foreign ministers of the three Western occupation forces, Sir...
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Federal Constitutional Court festively opened

28.09.1951 - Head of state Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Constitutional Court Dr. Hermann Höpker-Aschoff and German chancellor Konrad Adenauer (l-r) during the festive openi...
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Bundesernährungsminister Heinrich Lübke (CDU) bei einer Milchprobe auf der...

01.04.1957 - Federal minister of food, agriculture and consumer protection Heinrich Lübke (CDU) tastes milk on the 11th Week of Dairy Farming in Kiel in April 1957 +++(c) dpa - Report+++
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Federal Republif of Germany taken into the NATO

09.05.1955 - View of the meeting hall in Palais de Chaillot near Paris, where the Federal Republic of Germany was taken into the NATO on the 9th of May in 1955.
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Historical car types: "Ponton Mercedes" Type 190

30.11.1955 - View of a Mercedes-Benz Type 190, known as "Ponton Mercedes". Picture from the 1950s.
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Posters about European Saar statute

20.10.1955 - A group of men discusses the pro and con of the "European Saar statute" in front of a billboard with posters by the political parties on the 20th of October in 1955 in Beckingen.
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1952 - Helgoland is free again

01.03.1952 - Two policemen, stationed on Helgoland, stand next to the hoisted flag. The island in the North Sea was given into German hands again on the 1st of March in 1952.
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Gottfried von Cramm

30.04.1952 - One of the most successful German tennis players during a Davis Cup match against Brazil in Duesseldorf in May 1952. Gottfried Baron von Cramm was born on the 7th of July in 1909 i...
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Schuman announces plan to found ECSC

09.05.1950 - French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman announces the plan to found the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in front of the national assembly at the foreign ministry at the Qua...
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General Treaty signed

26.05.1952 - The signers of the General Treaty (l-r) Sir Anthony Eden (Great Britain), Robert Schuman (France) and Dean Acheson (USA) as well as German chancellor and foreign minister Konrad Ad...
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Bubi Scholz is European champion in middleweight 1958

04.10.1958 - Gustav "Bubi" Scholz wins the European Championship in middleweight on the 4th of October in 1958 in Berlin. +++(c) dpa - Report+++
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First uranium sticks from USA arrived in Munich

09.09.1957 - A US nuclear expert has unwrapped the uranium stick and shows it to Bavarian Prime Minister Wilhelm Hoegner (L) and the members of the cabinet. The first delivery with uranium stic...
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Das anstehende deutsche Galopp-Derby lockt am 03.07.1955 rund 50...

03.07.1955 - Das anstehende deutsche Galopp-Derby lockt am 03.07.1955 rund 50.000 Zuschauer auf die Rennbahn in Hamburg-Horn. Besonders die elegante Welt kommt, will sehen und gesehen werden....
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50er-Jahre-Wohnzimmer aus der Wirtschaftswunderzeit

25.11.2001 - Petra Todtmann, Mitarbeiterin im Fürther Rundfunkmuseum sitzt am 25.11.2001 in nachgebauten originalen 50er-Jahre-Wohnzimmer aus der Wirtschaftswunderzeit mit Musik- und Fernsehsch...
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"Familie Schölermann"

30.11.1957 - Der Regisseur der beliebten NDR-Serie "Familie Schölermann", Rupprecht Essberger (l), macht im Jahr 1958 eine Aufnahme fürs Familienalbum: Hinten Margit Cargill und Charles Brauer,...
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Nuclear reactor Munich-Garching

30.11.1957 - The first nuclear research reactor of the Federal Republic of Germany in Garching near Munich, photographed in 1958.
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Communist Party of Germany banned

17.08.1956 - Police units occupy the publishing and printing house of the newspaper "Freies Volk", the central organ of the Communist Party of Germany, which was banned on the 17th of August in...
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Annemarie Renger 1954 in Bundestag

07.10.1954 - SPD delegate Annemarie Renger in the German Bundestag in Bonn on the 7th of October in 1954. She was the first woman being elected as present of the Bundestag in 1972.
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One millionth VW-Käfer
Film Award 1955
Currency reform in Germany 1948
Streitkräfte der Bundeswehr in Andernach 1956
Bundespräsident Heuss begrüßt Heimkehrer
General Treaty is signed
Federal President Theodor Heuss and Empress Soraya
The Käfer's era comes to an end in 2003
Federal Constitutional Court festively opened

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