Series: OUR COUNTRY

75 years of NRW – WDR looks back at the zero hour and tells how the state gained momentum.
The 1950s in our state are told like a modern fairy tale.
From nothing, surrounded by rubble, the state becomes the engine of the young Federal Republic.
From the worst possible starting conditions, NRW manages to take off from nowhere.
The zest for life returns.
Consumption and prosperity return.