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Germany after reunification

October 3, 2012

Less than 12 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany were joined together on October 3, 1990. DW looks at the division of Germany and how it affects the country today, more than two decades later.

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Less than 12 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany were joined together on October 3, 1990. DW looks at the division of Germany and how it affects the country today, more than two decades later.

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