West Germany is name for the Federal Republic of Germany in the period between its formation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification on 3 October 1990.
During this Cold War period, the western portion of Germany was part of the Western Bloc. The FRG was created during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Its provisional capital was the city of Bonn.
These fascinating color photos from Tom Riggle that show what West Germany looked like in the 1960s.
During this Cold War period, the western portion of Germany was part of the Western Bloc. The FRG was created during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Its provisional capital was the city of Bonn.
These fascinating color photos from Tom Riggle that show what West Germany looked like in the 1960s.
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| Frankfurt. Main Train Station |
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| Frankfurt. Main Train Station |
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| Alfeld area |
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| Alfeld area |
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| Alfeld area |
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| Alfeld |
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| Bensheim parade |
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| Entering Stelzenberg |
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| Gladbeck marketplace |
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| Gladbeck street scenes |
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| Gladbeck street scenes |
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| Hauptstraße in Trippstadt, looking east |
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| Heidelberg. The bridge over the Neckar River |
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| Langerkopf, near Trippstadt |
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| Limburg church |
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| Limburg on the Lahn as seen from the Autobahn |
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| Lübeck. Holstentor |
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| Mainz street scenes |
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| Marktplatz Warendorf |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Somewhere in Lorch |
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| Somewhere in West Germany |
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| The Alps |
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| Trippstadt kids |
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| Trippstadt |
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| Tüchersfeld. Frankischer Schweiz |
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| West Berlin. Check-point Charlie |
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| West Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church |
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| West Germany street scenes |
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| West Germany street scenes |
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| West Germany street scenes |
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| Wiesbaden children |
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| Wiesbaden street scenes |
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| Wiesbaden train station |
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| Zwingenberg |
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