West Berlin was the name of the western part of Berlin in the period of 1949- 1990. West Berlin has been occupied by the United States, Britain and France since the end of World War II. During this period, this area merged with the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) to a great extent, but it was not legally a part of West Germany. The area occupied by the Soviet Union in Berlin is called East Berlin, and the capital is Democratic Germany (East Germany). Western allies believe that Berlin is still legally occupied by four countries and do not recognize the capital status of East Berlin. 196 1 The Berlin Wall completely isolated West Berlin from its neighboring East Germany and East Berlin until the end of the Cold War and the Berlin Wall was demolished.

Basic introduction Chinese name: West Berlin mbth: West Berlin alias: Greater Berlin Administrative Region Category: Municipal District: West Germany Jurisdiction: Fill in 1 to 3 major jurisdictions, limited to 30 words * * * Location: West Berlin Location: East Germany Area: 480 square kilometers (accounting for 54% of the whole Berlin) Population: 1.9 million (. 62% of the whole Berlin) Dialect: German climatic conditions are limited to 30 words Airport: Berlin Airport Railway Station: Berlin Railway Station license plate number: for example, Yangquan license plate number: Jin C Existence time: 1949- 1990 Historical background, legal status, nationality, political name, partition period, district list, American occupied area, British occupied area, French occupation. According to the Potsdam Agreement, Berlin, like Germany as a whole, was merged by the Soviet Union, the United States, 1948, the United States, Britain and France to form a "triple occupied area"; In the same year, a temporary democratic Great Berlin was established in the eastern region occupied by the Soviet Union. 1949, three western countries held city council elections in the west to form West Berlin. At this point, a complete Berlin was divided into two parts: East Berlin and West Berlin. According to the Potsdam Agreement, although it is stipulated that Germany can be reunified after the reconstruction is completed, it is also stipulated that Berlin occupied by four countries can be reunified only after the four countries reach a complete consensus, which actually shows that Germany has been divided in the legal sense. West Berlin is located in the GDR and becomes an "island city"; East Berlin is the capital of the German Democratic Republic. West Berlin covers an area of 480 square kilometers, accounting for 54% of the whole Berlin. 198 1 year population is 1.9 million, accounting for 62% of the entire population of Berlin. West Berlin is a special political unit that is not independent. It is far from the Federal Republic of Germany, and the nearest distance is180km. Its transportation links with West Germany include three air lines (called air corridors, see Berlin air transport incident, 1949 May), three railways, three highways and two waterways. Although it is integrated with the Federal Republic of Germany in judicial, economic, financial, monetary and social systems, West Germany can represent the interests of West Berlin in international organizations and conferences, but it is not an integral part of West Germany. Although cities have been established, they are still under the military occupation of the three western countries, and the United States, Britain and France are the highest authorities in West Berlin. Military vehicles of the four countries can still patrol the whole city of Berlin. The legal status of the four countries' occupation of Berlin Because of the different positions and interests of the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain, France and Germany, the East and the West waged a fierce struggle on the sovereignty of West Berlin and its major issues. Like the two Germans, the relationship between the two Berlin was very tense before the early 1960s, especially after the German Democratic Republic built the "Berlin Wall" around West Berlin in August 19 1. 1949, the Soviet Union unilaterally announced the end of its occupation of East Berlin, but it was not recognized by the international community. The Allies still regard the whole Berlin as a whole occupied by four countries, not belonging to any one country. But for a long time, West Berlin has actually been the 14 state of West Germany, and many maps in the west have marked it as a part of West Germany. West Berlin and West Germany could have passed freely. Residents under the rule of West Germany are free to immigrate to West Berlin. The visa of the West German authorities is printed with the words "Enter the Federal Republic of Germany (BDR, including West Berlin)". However, despite this, the occupation authorities are actually the highest administrative head of West Berlin. Elections are also held in West Berlin, but the administrative power of the city comes from the authorization of the occupation authorities. Instead of empowering voters, the American troops in West Berlin in 1969 later eased the situation in Berlin with the continuous improvement of German-German relations, especially after the four countries signed the "Quadripartite Agreement" in September197/kloc-0. However, due to the favorable interpretation of the terms of the relevant agreement, the two sides still have disputes over the status of Berlin from time to time. Due to the vague political status of West Berlin, it has no right to vote in the German Federal Parliament, but a representative of 20 people can attend the meeting. As citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany, citizens of West Berlin can participate in German elections. Nationality issue 1967 The East German authorities have established their own set of East German citizenship, and do not recognize West German residents as East German citizens. However, the West German authorities believed that Germans before World War II were all West German citizens. It applies to all the residents of post-war West Germany, East Germany and Berlin. Therefore, although West Berlin is not legally a part of West Germany, the political treatment of residents is the same as that of residents in West Germany. 1972 the political name of the transit station established after the transit agreement, officially called west Berlin "Berlin", while East Germany has always called it "West Berlin", suggesting that they think west Berlin is not a whole. East Germany called East Berlin "Berlin, the capital of East Germany", or simply "Berlin". In the later period before reunification, it was renamed as West Berlin (West), and the corresponding West Germany was renamed as Berlin (East), and the West German media called it East Berlin. During the partition of the Berlin Wall, 1952 East Germany closed the East-West German border. However, the border between East and West Berlin has not been closed. East Germans can use Berlin as a transit point to West Germany. On August 196 13, the Berlin Wall was built in East Germany. On June 26th, 2003, President Kennedy visited West Berlin and delivered a speech. And left a famous saying "I am from Berlin". 1971September, in order to ease the situation in West Berlin and facilitate the passage of residents of both sides, the four countries signed the Berlin Agreement and the May Transit Agreement, 1972. President Reagan delivered a famous speech in front of Brandenburg Gate in 2008+0987. He challenged Soviet President Gorbachev and said, "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you want peace, if you want the prosperity of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you want freedom, then come to this door, Mr. Gorbachev, open this door and tear down that wall!" Brandenburg Gate1989165438+1October 9, when the Berlin Wall was opened, the two parts of Berlin finally merged formally again. East and West Germany and four occupying countries jointly signed the (2+4 Agreement), paving the way for the reunification of Germany and ending the occupation of Berlin. 36800.48868688661LLNKreuzberg Sch & Ampoumlneberg Steglitz Berlin Branch Tempelhof Zehlendorf Wedding in British Occupied Charlotte Tiergarten Wilmersdorf Spandau Reinickendorf in French Occupied Area