1949 in Germany
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Events in the year 1949 in the Allied-occupied Germany, then in West Germany and East Germany.
West Germany
- President – Theodor Heuss (starting 13 September)
- Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer (starting 20 September)
East Germany
- Head of State – Wilhelm Pieck (starting 11 October)
- Head of Government – Otto Grotewohl (starting 12 October)
Events
- 8 May - The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany was approved in Bonn.
- 8 May - The Soviet War Memorial in East-Berlin is established.
- 12 May - The Berlin Blockade ends.
- 15/16 May - East German Constitutional Assembly election, 1949
- 14 August - West German federal election, 1949
- 16 September - Hamburger Morgenpost is first published.
- 20 September - The First Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in.
- 7 October - Constitution of East Germany
- Date unknown: Liebherr, a multinational equipment manufacturer, is founded in Baden-Württemberg, to build the mobile tower crane devised by Hans Liebherr.[1]
- Date unknown: Germany company Heckler & Koch was founded.
- Date unknown: German company Adidas was founded.
- Date unknown: The Currywurst is invented by Herta Heuwer in Berlin.
