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title: "German Federal Election Establishes Adenauer"
year: 1949
country: "Germany"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1949/west-germany-1949-election"
slug: "west-germany-1949-election"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1949-01-01"
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# German Federal Election Establishes Adenauer

> West Germany's inaugural democratic election restored constitutional governance and elected Konrad Adenauer, defining Cold War alignment for decades.

## Summary

The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv (BArch) are the national archives of Germany. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952.

## Sources

- [German Federal Archives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Federal_Archives) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1949/west-germany-1949-election