USSR
Deutsche Demokratische Republik
West (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) and East (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
DDR - Deutsche Demokratische Republik GDR - German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic (GDR) In German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
DDR stands for "Deutsche Demokratische Republik", the "German Democratic Republic" (former Eastern Germany from 1949 - 1990)
Germany was divided in the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundes Republik Deutschland) also called West-Germay and the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) , East-Germany
Why Soviet Union has to name (or rename) some country. The country itself change its name. Germany were splitted into two parts: The DDR and BRD DDR- Deutsche Demokratisch Republik (German Democratic Republic, or so called Eastern Germany) and BRD- Bundes Republik Deutschland (German Federal Republic or so called West Germany)
The DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) or in English GDR (German Democratic Republic).
No. There is the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepuplik Deuschland, Bund=Federation) and there was the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), which was 'East Germany'.
The official name of East Germany was Die Deutsche Demokratische Republik (often abbreviated DDR). The name translates to the German Democratic Republic (often abbreviated GDR).
After WW2 Germany was divided into the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, west) and the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, east).