 | English  | German | |
 | hist. law [fleeing or having fled from the GDR] {adj} | 5 republikflüchtig [DDR] | |
| Nouns |
| hist. pol. [ceremony in which teenagers are given adult social status, esp. in the former GDR] | 18 Jugendweihe {f} | |
| [nostalgia for the supposed delights of the GDR] | 17 Ostalgie {f} [ugs.] | |
| law [flight from the GDR] | 12 Republikflucht {f} [DDR] | |
| hist. [children's section of youth organisation in GDR] | Junge Pioniere {pl} | |
| geogr. hist. pol. [coll. , often pej., West German term for Germany's Soviet Occupation Zone, and then the GDR] | Zone {f} [ugs.] [bundesd.] [kurz für: Sowjetische Besatzungszone (SBZ), später auch pej. für: DDR] | |
| geogr. hist. pol. [coll. , often pej.: West German term for Germany's Soviet Occupation Zone, and then the GDR] | Ostzone {f} [ugs.] [bundesd.] [kurz für: Sowjetische Besatzungszone (SBZ), später auch pej. für: DDR] | |
| hist. [furniture shop of the HO trading organisation in the GDR] | HO-Möbelhaus {n} [Möbelhaus der Handelsorganisation in der DDR] | |
| hist. [heavy labour bonus: supplementary food ration for manual workers during WWII Germany, in work and concentration camps as well as later in the early GDR] | Schwerarbeiterzulage {f} [Zusätzliche Essensration] | |
| hist. pol. [In the GDR: pej. for a form of Social Democracy with anti-communist, pro-capitalist leanings] | Sozialdemokratismus {m} | |
| hist. [man nostalgic for advantages of the GDR] | Ostalgiker {m} [hum.] | |
| weapons [NPA of the former GDR, man-portable soviet-built recoilless antitank rocket launcher] | Panzerbüchse {f} <RPG> | |
| hist. philat. [official mail in the GDR between government agencies and industries] | Zentraler Kurierdienst {m} <ZKD> [in der DDR] | |
| hist. [programme to develop a socialist culture in GDR] | Bitterfelder Weg {m} | |
| hist. [secluded area in which the Russian occupants lived and worked in the former GDR] | Russenstädtchen {n} [ugs.] [in der ehemal. DDR] | |
| admin. tech. [technical standards in the former GDR, 1955-1990] | Technische Normen, Gütevorschriften und Lieferbedingungen <TGL> [DDR] | |
| hist. journ. [television newscast program of the GDR] | Aktuelle Kamera {f} [Nachrichtensendung des DDR-Fernsehens] | |
| geogr. pol. [territory of the former GDR as part of reunited Germany] | Beitrittsgebiet {n} [Gebiet der ehemaligen DDR seit der Wiedervereinigung] | |
| [tongue-in-cheek term for Christmas used in the former GDR] | Jahresendzeitfest {n} [DDR-Sprachgebrauch] [hum.] [Weihnachten] | |
| [tongue-in-cheek term for Santa Claus in the former GDR] | Jahresendzeitmann {m} [hum.] [DDR-Sprachgebrauch] | |
| film hist. DEFA [publicly owned film studio in the GDR] | Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft {f} <Deutsche Film AG> <DEFA> | |
| hist. Volkspolizist [GDR] | Volkspolizist {m} [DDR] | |
| hist. Vopo [a member of the Volkspolizei (People's Police)] [GDR] | Vopo {m} [ugs.] [kurz für: Volkspolizist] [DDR] | |
| hist. Vopo [short for: Volkspolizei (People's Police)] [GDR] | Vopo {f} [ugs.] [kurz für: Volkspolizei] [DDR] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| hist. agricultural cooperative [GDR] | Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft {f} <LPG> [DDR] | |
| jobs border guard [hist.: in GDR; now: in Bavaria] | Grenzpolizist {m} | |
| hist. community policeman [in the GDR] | Abschnittsbevollmächtigter {m} <ABV> [in der DDR] | |
| hist. law conflict commission [GDR judiciary] | Konfliktkommission {f} <KK> [DDR-Justiz] | |
| med. county hospital [Am.] [in Austria and former GDR] | Bezirkskrankenhaus {n} [österr.] [auch frühere DDR] [veraltet Deutschland] | |
| district capital [in the former GDR] | Bezirksstadt {f} | |
| district committee [in GDR] | Kreisleitung {f} | |
| hist. mil. fighting reserve [GDR-term] | Kampfreserve {f} [DDR-Begriff] | |
| curr. hist. Forum Cheque [Br.] [a form of hard currency in the GDR] | Forumscheck {m} | |
| pol. ground organisation [esp. Br.] [esp. in the GDR] | Grundorganisation {f} <GO> | |
| law penal institution [in the GDR] | Strafvollzugseinrichtung {f} <StVE> [in der DDR] | |
| hist. mil. naut. People's Navy [GDR] | Volksmarine {f} <VM> [DDR] | |
| hist. People's Police [GDR] | Volkspolizei {f} <VP> [DDR] | |
| hist. pol. Soviet Zone [also Russian Zone] [1945 - 1949; precursor of the GDR] | Sowjetzone {f} [(Russische) Zone] [Vorläufer der DDR] | |
| chem. cloth. synthetic polyamide [GDR trademark] | Dederon {f} | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| comm. econ. hist. (administered) retail price [GDR] | Einzelhandelsverkaufspreis {m} <EVP> [auch Endverbraucherpreis] [DDR] | |
| hist. mil. Barracked People's Police [GDR, forerunner of the National People's Army] | Kasernierte Volkspolizei {f} <KVP> [DDR, Vorläuferin der Nationalen Volksarmee] | |
| hist. Free German Youth [official youth organisation in the GDR] | Freie Deutsche Jugend {f} <FDJ> | |
| agr. hist. machine lending station [GDR] | Maschinen-Ausleih-Station {f} <MAS> [DDR] | |
| hist. mil. National People's Army [GDR] | Nationale Volksarmee {f} <NVA> [DDR] | |
| hist. pol. nationally owned enterprise [GDR] | volkseigener Betrieb {m} <VEB> [DDR] | |
| hist. pol. people-owned enterprise [GDR] | volkseigener Betrieb {m} <VEB> [DDR] | |
| hist. people-owned property [GDR] | volkseigenes Gut {n} <VEG> [DDR] | |
| hist. mil. People's Police Air [GDR, part of the Barracked People's Police and forerunner of the air force of the NPA] | Volkspolizei {f} Luft <VP-Luft> [DDR, Teil der KVP und Vorläufer der Luftstreitkräfte der NVA] | |
| hist. mil. People's Police Sea [GDR, part of the Barracked People's Police and forerunner of the People's Navy of the NPA] | Volkspolizei {f} See <VP-See> [DDR, Teil der KVP und Vorläufer der Volksmarine der NVA] | |
| hist. pol. publicly owned operation [GDR] [or enterprise] | volkseigener Betrieb {m} <VEB> [DDR] | |
| pol. state security files [of the GDR] | Stasi-Akten {pl} [auch: Stasiakten] | |
| hist. youth dedication (ceremony) [in the GDR, but also earlier and later] | Jugendweihe {f} [in der DDR, aber auch früher und später] | |
| youth initiation (ceremony) [in the GDR, but also earlier and later] | Jugendweihe {f} [in der DDR, aber auch früher und später] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| hist. Be ready! - Always ready! [Pioneers' slogan in the GDR] | Seid bereit! - Immer bereit! [Pioniergruß in der DDR] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. army air defence forces {pl} [Br.] [NPA of the former GDR] | Truppenluftabwehr {f} <TLA> [NVA] | |
| hist. mil. Barracked People's Police (-ground) [GDR, part of the Barracked People's Police and forerunner of the ground forces of the NPA] | Kasernierte Volkspolizei {f} (-Land) <KVP(-Land)> [DDR, Teil der KVP und Vorläufer der Landstreitkräfte der NVA] | |
| agr. hist. Machine and Tractor Station <MTS> [GDR] | Maschinen-Traktoren-Station {f} <MTS> [DDR] | |
| hist. pol. workers' and peasants' state [GDR] | Arbeiter- und Bauernstaat {m} [DDR] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. pol. Chairman of the State Council [GDR] | Staatsratsvorsitzender {m} [DDR] | |
| hist. mil. naut. Command of the People's Navy [National People's Army of the former GDR] | Kommando {n} Volksmarine <KdoVM> [NVA] | |
| agr. hist. district company for farm / agricultural machinery [GDR] | Kreisbetrieb {m} für Landtechnik <KfL> [DDR] | |
| admin. face-to-face criticism session [GDR-term] | Aussprache {f} [DDR-Begriff] | |
| the newly formed German states [formerly GDR] | die neuen Bundesländer {pl} | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| mus. F Risen from the Ruins [GDR anthem] | Auferstanden aus Ruinen [DDR-Hymne] | |
