#WestGermany
3 entries tagged WestGermany.
People (1)
- Helmut Schmidt Helmut Schmidt (1918-2015) served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, succeeding Willy Brandt after the Guillaume affair, authorizing the GSG 9 Mogadishu rescue during the 1977 German Autumn, and supporting NATO's 1979 double-track missile decision before losing a no-confidence vote to Helmut Kohl.
Organizations (1)
- Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) is West Germany's domestic counterintelligence service, established September 7, 1950, whose most significant Cold War achievement was exposing Günter Guillaume as a Stasi agent in April 1974, precipitating Chancellor Willy Brandt's resignation.
Concepts (1)
- Ostpolitik Ostpolitik was West German Chancellor Willy Brandt's 1969-1974 policy of normalizing relations with East Germany and the Soviet bloc, producing the 1970 Treaty of Moscow, the Treaty of Warsaw, and the 1972 Basic Treaty recognizing East Germany, for which Brandt received the 1971 Nobel Peace Prize.