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Events on Monday 9 May 1955 1
1955West Germany joins NATOBonn regains sovereignty and joins the Western military allianceFollowing the Bonn-Paris conventions, West Germany formally regained full sovereignty and was admitted to NATO on May 9, 1955. The move prompted the Soviet Union to form the rival Warsaw Pact days later. It marked West Germany's integration into the Western bloc during the Cold War.