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Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund
German Gymnastics and Sports Federation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund (DTSB; German Gymnastics and Sports Federation) was a mass organization of the German Democratic Republic from 1957 until shortly after German reunification. Membership in the organization included nearly four million people, which accounted for almost 20% of the population of the GDR.[1]
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Formation | April 1957 |
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Dissolved | 1990-91 (individual organizations within the DTSB continue to exist) |
Headquarters | East Berlin |
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Membership (1989) | 3.700.000 |
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