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France and the GDR

Friendship During the Cold War

44 min

Disponible à partir du 02/10/2025

From the end of the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall, France and East Germany maintained links despite the Cold War. As early as 1959, towns in the two countries were twinned and thousands of French workers' children went on holiday camps in the GDR.

Director

Nina Rothermundt

Country

Germany

Year

2024

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