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fransje26yesterday at 10:57 AM1 replyview on HN

No. East Germany did not start existing with the Berlin Wall. The system was in place well before that, and so was the Stasi.

It spanned more than 40 years, and was absolutely multi-generational.


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TitaRusellyesterday at 12:03 PM

In hindsight East Germany took a lot of inspiration from Nazi Germany.