Catalogue question 190 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01

What does the abbreviation GDR (DDR) stand for?

Why — for every option

  1. A — "Third German Broadcasting" is not the correct expansion of the abbreviation DDR.
  2. B — "The German Republic" is not the official name of the East German state.
  3. C — "Third German Republic" is not a correct expansion; there was no such numbering.
  4. D — Correct: DDR stands for Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic), the official name of the East German state from 1949 to 1990.

Source: www.bpb.de

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