A mural from Hitler's bunker 1935 - Germany begins rearmament. Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship. 1936 - Berlin Olympics. 1938 - Annexation of Austria and Sudetenland. Dresden was heavily bombed by the Allies 1945 - German army defeated.
Allies divide Germany into occupation zones.
Divided country 1949 - Germany divided into west and east. East Germany is led by Walter Ulbricht. 1950s - Start of rapid economic growth in West Germany. 1957 - West joins European Economic Community. 1961 - Construction of Berlin Wall.