Deutsche Post of the GDR

Deutsche Post of the GDR
Deutsche Post der DDR
Flag used from 1975 until 1990
Agency overview
Formed1949
Dissolved1990
HeadquartersEast Berlin
Parent AgencyMinistry of Post and Telecommunications

The Deutsche Post (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst], lit. 'German Post', abbr. DP [deːˈpeː] ⓘ), also Deutsche Post of the GDR (German: Deutsche Post der DDR, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst deːɐ ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]) was the state-owned postal and telecommunications monopoly of the German Democratic Republic (GDR - East Germany). The DP was placed under the control of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of the GDR (Ministerium für Post- und Fernmeldewesen der DDR -(MPF)) - a member of the Council of Ministers of the GDR (Ministerrat der DDR) - and was in operation from 1949 until the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990.

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