Frowned upon by parents, an important mouthpiece for millions of teenagers when it comes to fashion, music and sex:the first Bravo was released on August 26, 1956. The Hamburger Bauer Verlag has been publishing the magazine since 1968. On August 26, 1956, a small revolution started in Germany:the f
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.de On April 4, 1956, the largest construction project in the young Federal Republic begins. Hamburgs Mayor Kurt Sieveking lays the foundation stone for a new block of flats on Paul-Roosen-Strasse in Altona. Because there is still a severe housing shortage eleven years after the
by Birgit Keller, NDR Nordmagazin The Schwanenstein in front of Lohme:In the winter of 1956, dramatic scenes took place on the rock. Anyone who hikes along the shore path from Lohme to the chalk cliffs on Rügen today cannot miss it. The Schwanenstein protrudes from the Baltic Sea just a few meters
Never again war! most Germans swear by it in the 1950s. Plans for rearmament cause great controversy. But the Cold War changed many peoples attitudes towards the Bundeswehr and alliance partners. by Ulrike Bosse, NDR Info The 1950s are a time of departure and new beginnings. But the Second World W
Series production of the Volkswagen sedan begins in Wolfsburg on December 27, 1945 - as a VW Beetle, the car is registered on February 17, 1972 with 15,007,034. copies the most produced car in the world. Its success story begins in the post-war period:Immediately after the first Christmas after the
With the Barracked Peoples Police the GDR builds up basic military structures at the beginning of the 1950s. After the Federal Republic of Germany joined NATO, the Warsaw Pact was signed in 1955 with the GDR as a founding member. In 1956 the National Peoples Army was officially established. by Ulri
On March 27, 1955, the first youth initiation took place in the GDR. Young people should be bound to the SED ideology early on. Contemporary witnesses and historians assess the success differently. I practiced for hours - with my mother. After all, I didnt want to embarrass myself, recalls Margitta
Surprisingly, the German national team won the 1954 World Cup final in Switzerland against favorites Hungary. The Miracle of Bern helps to rebuild national self-confidence after the lost war. by Ulrike Bosse, NDR Info There are authors who refer to the victory in the 1954 World Cup as the actual f
In 1953, workers and citizens in the GDR demand free elections and better living conditions. On June 17th there is a popular uprising. The day has been a national day of remembrance since 1963. How did people in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania experience the events around June 17? June 17, 1953 w
February 10, 1953:400 armed Peoples Police officers storm hotels, pensions and restaurants on the East German coast. The order:to interrogate the owners of the objects and, if necessary, to arrest them. The Action Rose begins. At that time, Gerhard Gühler lived in Bansin on the island of Usedom. Hi
The first agricultural production cooperative was founded in the GDR 70 years ago. In July, the SED then officially decides to collectivize agriculture. Tens of thousands of small farmers join forces to form LPGs. LPG - there are three letters that stand for the agricultural system of the GDR:agric
The beginnings of the CDU lie directly after the end of the Second World War, initially in regional groups. At the first federal party conference in Goslar in 1950, the great merger and a common statute were confirmed. by Janine Kuehl It is October 20, 1950. In the large hall of the Odeon Theater
In 1945, after the war, the book industry lay idle. The Rowohlt Verlag in Hamburg boosted business with novels printed on newspaper. The revolution follows on June 17, 1950:the rororo paperback. by Yasmin Sibus Look how stable they are, says Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt, jumping around on a paperb
Production of the VW Bullis began in 1950, and more than 13 million models were sold. The cult car is extremely popular again, especially during holidays and camping. Its future is electric. Craftsmans vehicle, practical post-war transporter, hippie mobile, MPV:Hardly any other car has taken on as
On February 8, 1950, the Ministry for State Security was founded in the GDR. Immediately thereafter, the construction of a comprehensive monitoring network begins. by Beatrix Hasse Proposals of the SED became law was the headline in the Schweriner Landes-Zeitung on February 9, 1950. As usual, the
Frowned upon by parents, rock n roll became the soundtrack of a young generation in the mid-1950s that was fascinated by the American way of life and longed for new beginnings and freedom. At least in the West. by Ulrike Bosse, NDR Info Even when the occupation statute was lifted ten years after t
In 1968 troops from the Warsaw Pact countries invaded the Czechoslovakia and destroyed hope for socialism with a human face. The SED supports the intervention in the background. by Michael Bluhm Wenceslas Square in Prague, August 21, 1968:Young Czech and Slovak demonstrators face Soviet tanks and
The television tower is a symbol of Hamburg. It has been closed since 2001, but it may be open to the public again soon. A look at the history of Telemichel. by Heiko Block, NDR.de The Hamburg television tower - popularly known as Telemichel - is one of the most important landmarks in the city. It
Free love and sex before marriage - in the 1960s the bedroom became political. In Hamburg, for example, the St. Pauli Nachrichten is fighting for a breath of fresh air in bed and for political change. by Helene Heise Free love, sexual revolution - these were the buzzwords of the 1968ers. In Hambur
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.deThe Hamburg was launched in February 1968 and went on its maiden voyage a good year later. Thousands of onlookers line the banks of the Elbe on February 21, 1968. Colorful flags wave and typhoons hoot. The occasion is the launching of the first large passenger ship in Germany
Before the war:a polite Bayer sales representative who fussed over his Jewish customers. And then? A man who sent people to gas without batting an eye. And he personally gave the order to be thrown into the Zyklon-B chambers. It is hard to believe what a change took place in Victor Capesius. Tho
The Sumerian economy was based mainly on barter, and to prevent the markets from becoming a battlefield or the rogues from doing their thing, the rulers annually issued tables of product equivalencies. Thus, any buyer could know that a kilo of wool -which weighs the same as a kilo of iron- was equiv
The Muslim conquest began on July 19, 711, when on the banks of the Guadalete, the Arab and Berber troops of Táriq, freedman of Muza, defeated the Visigothic army of King Rodrigo , victim of the treacherous betrayal of Vitizas children and those close to him, among whom the Archbishop of Seville, Op
The first minutes, the first hours of the Italian invasion at dawn on October 28, 1940, the days that followed, were written in indelible letters for the villages of Epirus, on the Greek-Albanian border. In the book-document, REPORTS OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT FROM THE DECLARATION