German Democratic Republic Planned Economy and Comecon Integration (1949–1990)

1. German Democratic Republic founded in Soviet zone

   Oct 7, 1949Labels: German Democratic, Soviet occupation

   • Europeana
   • HISTORY

2. GDR joins Comecon economic bloc

   Sep 1, 1950Labels: Comecon, GDR

   • Britannica

3. First Five-Year Plan aligns economy to Soviet model

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Five-Year Plan, GDR

   • GHDI

4. June 1953 uprising exposes planning pressures

   Jun 17, 1953Labels: June 1953, GDR workers

   • IF DDR
   • Goethe

5. GDR enters Warsaw Pact, deepening bloc integration

   May 14, 1955Labels: Warsaw Pact, GDR

   • Britannica
   • Yale Avalon

6. Agriculture collectivized into cooperatives

   Apr 14, 1960Labels: Agricultural cooperatives, LPGs

   • Deutschlandmuseum
   • GHDI

7. Berlin Wall built, limiting labor flight

   Aug 13, 1961Labels: Berlin Wall, GDR

   • Britannica

8. New Economic System begins limited planning reform

   Jul 15, 1963Labels: New Economic, GDR

   • NES
   • N SPL

9. Comecon creates IBEC and transferable rouble system

   Oct 22, 1963Labels: IBEC, transferable rouble

   • IBEC
   • Britannica

10. Soviet oil pipeline reaches GDR industry

    Dec 1, 1963Labels: Druzhba pipeline, GDR industry

    • Druzhba
    • RGW Pipeline

11. Economic System of Socialism recentralizes priorities

    Jan 1, 1968Labels: Economic System, GDR

    • ESS
    • NES

12. Comecon adopts 1971 integration program to 1990

    Jan 1, 1971Labels: Comecon program, 1971 integration

    • Program
    • Britannica

13. Honecker replaces Ulbricht, shifting economic priorities

    May 3, 1971Labels: Erich Honecker, GDR leadership

    • Britannica
    • Honecker

14. Basic Treaty normalizes relations, expanding external contacts

    Dec 21, 1972Labels: Basic Treaty, East-West Germany

    • GHDI
    • Basic Treaty

15. West German-backed billion-mark loan signals hard-currency strain

    Jun 29, 1983Labels: Billion-mark loan, West German

    • Die Welt
    • East Germany

16. Currency union begins rapid transition to market rules

    Jul 1, 1990Labels: Currency union, Deutsche Mark

    • Bundesbank

17. Unification Treaty signed, setting legal-economic merger

    Aug 31, 1990Labels: Unification Treaty, German accession

    • GHDI
    • UPI

18. German reunification ends GDR planned economy and Comecon role

    Oct 3, 1990Labels: German reunification, End of

    • Bundesbank
    • Britannica