Germany Illustrated Timeline By ashleyblake1996 Period: May 8, 1945 to Jan 1, 1991 Germany Illustrated Timeline Aug 2, 1945 Germany Is Divided Aug 14, 1945 WWII Is Over Jun 5, 1947 Marshall Plan Established Jun 26, 1948 Berlin Airlift Begins May 23, 1949 West Germany Becomes Sovereign Sep 20, 1949 Konrad Adenauer becomes chancellor Oct 7, 1949 East Germany becomes sovereign Jan 1, 1950 "Economic Miracle" era of Germany coined Mar 25, 1957 Common Market Established Aug 15, 1961 Berlin Wall Built Oct 22, 1963 Ludwig Erhard becomes chancellor of West Germany Dec 1, 1966 Kurt Kiesinger becomes chancellor of West Germany Oct 22, 1969 Willy Brandt Becomes Chancellor Oct 22, 1969 Ostpolitik Is Main Policy 1969-1974 May 16, 1974 Helmut Schmidt becomes chancellor of West Germany Oct 4, 1982 Helmut Kohl becomes chancellor of West Germany Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Taken Down Oct 3, 1990 German Reunification
