The German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik or DDR), generally known in English as East Germany, was a state within the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War period. From 1949 to 1990, it administered the region of Germany which was occupied by Soviet forces at the end of the Second World War—the Soviet Occupation Zone of the Potsdam Agreement, bounded on the east by the Oder-Neisse line. The Soviet zone surrounded West Berlin, but did not include it; as a result, West Berlin remained outside the control of the GDR.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany
Thank you Marco(postcrossing) for this DDR postcard. Appreciate having the 30 year old card!
Sent: 26 January 2014
Received: 10 February 2014
Travelled: 15 days
