However , the Soviet Military Administration had a plan for what now began to mutate into the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) .
Membership of ( non-Nazi ) political parties was no longer illegal and Aris joined the newly formed Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) .
The Soviet Military Administration had a plan for what now began to mutate into the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) .
Membership of ( non-Nazi ) political parties was no longer illegal and Aris joined the newly formed Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) .