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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

West Germany · Alexandria

Event · 1949 CE – 1990 CE

West Germany

Also known as

A' Ghearmailt an Iar
AFC
AFR
Alemanha de l'Oèst
Alemanha federal
Alemanha Ocidental

Image illustrating West Germany — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · West Germanysee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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in countryGermany1949 CE
containsAachen
had as citizenAlfred Schieske1908 CE
had as citizenCharlotte Kretschmann1909 CE
birthplace ofChristian Fährmann1975 CE
had as citizen

+ 6 further connections to entries not yet ingested

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Felix Rühl1910 CE

had as citizenGabor Benedek1938 CE

had as citizenGunnar Möller1928 CE

had as citizenHannelore Weygand1924 CE

containsHanover

had as citizenHans Leibelt1885 CE

had as citizenHelmut Dietz1965 CE