Splitting Germany in Two

The following report (in German) from 1959 describes the formation of two German states until 1958 – thus from a perspective very close to the events. A contemporary voice on historical political decisions and developments that form our world until today. Part 1 tells about the bigger historic events, while part 2 describes the diverging culture of societs of the two states

Vergleich BRD und DDR, Teil 1 (TV-Bericht aus 1956)
Part 1: Looking at the historic events that led to the division of Germany into two different states

Vergleich BRD und DDR, Teil 2 (TV-Bericht aus 1956)
Part 2: Looking at the different situation of workers, farmers, youth, and military in the two German states