On this day - 5 May

On May 5th 1955 West Germany was granted full sovereignty following World War 2. Allied forces had been managing and in control of the region following the end of the war. As reported in the Daily Express, "Deutschland Uber Alles" was played on the end of radio transmissions. Playing the anthem had been saved for sovereignty.

East Germany remained in existence and in 1975 both East and West Germany had their borders and the borders with Poland confirmed in international law via the Helsinki Declaration. In 1990, following economic collapse in East Germany, reunification of Germany began and Germany became a united nation again.