| West Germany is not and never was a country. Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) is, and always has been the name of this country since 1949. When the Berlin wall fell, East Germany (DDR) joined the already existing Germany. The only place where West Germany ceased to exist was in the English Speaking world. Even the Olympic organization themselves did not change - The German delegation did not reorganize or reapply to the Olympics the was, for example, Russia did. |