+East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a socialist state formed in 1949 from the Soviet-occupied zone. It stood as a central player in the [Cold War](/wiki/cold_war), famously divided by the [Berlin Wall](/wiki/berlin_wall), until its dissolution and reunification with West Germany in 1990.
+## See also
+- [Germany](/wiki/germany)
+- [Soviet Union](/wiki/soviet_union)
+- [Iron Curtain](/wiki/iron_curtain)
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