Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Apo kumukira kweEast Germany kwa1953
yakadzvinyirirwa neRed Army muna June 1953, Adenauer akashandisa zvematongerwe enyika mamiriro ezvinhu uye akasarudzwazve kuti ave wechipiri weChancellor. CDU/CSU yakawana chigaro chimwe chisina ruzhinji chairwo. Adenauer angadai nokudaro akatonga mubatanidzwa nebato rimwe chete, asi akachengetedza / akawana rutsigiro rwemapato ose muBundestag aive kurudyi kweSPD. Nokuda kwokuedza kwake kwose somutungamiriri weWest Germany, Adenauer akanzi "Munhu Wegore" wemagazini ye"Time" muna 1953. Muna 1954, akagamuchira Karlspreis (English: Charlemagne Award), mubairo wedhorobha reGerman reAachen kuvanhu vakabatsira pfungwa yeEuropean, kudyidzana kweEuropean nerunyararo rweEuropean.