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West Berlin Map of Berlin from 1949 to 1990 showing the city divided into sectors controlled by France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union. West Berlin is split into French, British, and American sectors, while East Berlin is under Soviet control. The map also indicates the areas of West and East Berlin and their respective sizes, with surrounding East Germany shown.
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West Berlin
West Berlin West Berlin, divided from the eastern part of the city while Germany was divided into the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1949 to 1990.

West Berlin

historical division, Berlin, Germany
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West Berlin, the western part of the German city of Berlin, which, until the reunification of Germany in 1990, was treated as a city and Land (state) of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), though it was not constitutionally part of that country.

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