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The 45 pages that link to West Germany, each with the reason it gives.

• Berlin BlockadeRelated: The blockade's end cleared the way for founding the western state weeks later.

• 1972 Summer OlympicsRelated: It was the host country and shaped the Games' political setting.

• Oder–Neisse lineRelated: West Germany initially treated the line as provisional and avoided final recognition.

• ThalidomideRelated: Thalidomide first entered the market there under the name Contergan.

• Berlin AirliftRelated: The blockade crisis accelerated the establishment of a separate West German government.

• Munich massacreRelated: Its authorities faced the hostage crisis amid postwar efforts to present a democratic, civilian state.

• European Recovery ProgramRelated: ERP funds underwrote the currency reform and industrial revival behind the Wirtschaftswunder.

• Inner German borderRelated: It occupied the western side of the fortified inter-German boundary.

• West BerlinRelated: West Berlin was closely linked to this state but did not formally become part of it.

• BonnRelated: Bonn became its provisional capital after the country’s founding.

• 1974 FIFA World CupRelated: It hosted the tournament amid the divided political geography of postwar Germany.

• Panavia TornadoRelated: West Germany joined the program to replace aging strike aircraft and strengthen NATO forces.

• Deutsche WelleRelated: Deutsche Welle was founded by the Federal Republic in the aftermath of World War II.

• Erich von dem Bach-ZelewskiRelated: West German courts convicted Bach-Zelewski of crimes unrelated to his leadership in mass atrocities.

• Martin BormannRelated: For decades, Bormann’s disappearance fueled speculation before West German forensic testing identified his remains.

• DeutschlandliedRelated: Its anthem agreement with the former East German states designated the third stanza.

• Uwe JohnsonRelated: Johnson’s move west placed him in a society his fiction viewed alongside the East.

• Hans Günter WinklerRelated: Most of Winkler’s Olympic career represented West Germany.