German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the US his country's closest ally and highlighted Washington's role in the development of democracy in West Germany.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the ...

In the 20th century, Konrad Adenauer became the first chancellor of West Germany after World War II, leading from 1949 to 1963. He is credited with rebuilding the country and fostering strong ties ...

West Germany: The Chancellor Crisis. 3 minute read. TIME. December 7, 1962 12:00 AM GMT-5. Aging Konrad Adenauer squeaked through the West German Cabinet crisis last week.

In the late 1960s, West German Chancellor-to-be Willy Brandt quipped that the federal republic had become an “economic giant but a political dwarf.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

At home Chancellor Ludwig Erhard was under heavy attack from the Socialist opposition as a bungler who had failed his first serious foreign political test. ... West Germany: The Sincere Chancellor.

In the late 1960s, West German Chancellor-to-be Willy Brandt quipped that the federal republic had become an “economic giant but a political dwarf.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

Achieved in the late 1940s by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, West German sovereignty was fragmented: domestically by federalism and decentralized political institutions, and internationally through ...