In which occupation zone was the GDR founded? In the …

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Why is this answer correct?

The GDR was founded on 7 October 1949 in the Soviet occupation zone. In the American, British and French zones the Federal Republic of Germany was founded the same year. These three western zones were therefore not the territory on which the GDR was founded.

GDR founded in 1949 in the Soviet zone.

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