Eastern Germany

Eastern Germany

Eastern Germany refers to:
* the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, in Germany known as "Ostdeutschland" or better "Neue Bundesländer"
* the German Democratic Republic or East Germany, a socialist state from 1949-1990
* the Former eastern territories of Germany, in Germany known as "ehemalige (deutsche) Ostgebiete":
**East Prussia
**West Prussia
**Province of Pomerania
**Province of Posen
** Province of Silesia
*** Province of Lower Silesia
*** Province of Upper Silesia

ee also

Western Germany, Southern Germany, Northern Germany, Central Germany


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