After the second world war, Korea was split into two parts: North and South Korea.
North Korea under Kim Il-sung established during the Cold War diplomatic relationship with former East Germany (GDR), right after the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 9 September 1948.

East Germany sought connections for trade, educational exchange and manifestations as a Communist power with the Asian country.
After the former USSR and the PRC, East Germany was the third biggest provider of money to North Korea to fight capitalism.
This was done in the communist way of thinking it was clear to help loyal friends in any ways which can be imagined.

From 1955 to 1962, the East German government ran a large-scale programme to reconstruct the port cities of Hamhung and Hungnam which had been severely damaged 
by US air raids during the Korean War (1950-53).
Called the Deutsche Arbeitsgruppe (DAG), the team consisted of city planners, architects, technical personnel and craftsmen, who built residential and industrial areas, hospitals, schools, hotels, a concert hall, and an outdoor swimming pool.
The work was funded by the East German government and donations from East German citizens.
The first Head of City Planning for the Hamhŭng project was the Bauhaus trained architect Konrad Püschel.

After the Sino-Soviet split in 1960, North Korea was loyal to the PRC's Mao, but East Germany grew closer with the Soviet Union.
Because of that the once growing close relationship stagnated.
For example, North Korean exchange students who studied at universities in East Germany had to go back to North Korea in 1962.
Some North Korean students were engaged or married with some East German students or other young woman and already had children with them, even if these relationships were prohibited.
After the separation of the more or less forbidden lovers, the children stayed with their mothers in Germany and grew up in East Germany,  whilst their fathers had to go back to North Korea.
The majority of these Germans never saw their father, husband or lover again.
The German-Korean director Cho Sung-hyung made a film about German-Korean families in 2015.
In 1991, North Korea offered former East German leader Erich Honecker asylum in the country after Honecker sought to escape charges of ordering the killing of escapees from East Germany prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the East German Embassy was closed until after German reunification.
The former North Korean Embassy in East Berlin was turned into an Office for the Protection of the Interests of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with the People’s Republic of China acting as protecting power.
The reunified Germany and North Korea established diplomatic relations on 1 March 2001.
After the second world war, Korea was split into two parts: North and South Korea. North Korea under Kim Il-sung established during the Cold War diplomatic relationship with former East Germany (GDR), right after the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 9 September 1948.
East Germany sought connections for trade, educational exchange and manifestations as a Communist power with the Asian country. After the former USSR and the PRC, East Germany was the third biggest provider of money to North Korea to fight capitalism. This was done in the communist way of thinking it was clear to help loyal friends in any ways which can be imagined.
From 1955 to 1962, the East German government ran a large-scale programme to reconstruct the port cities of Hamhung and Hungnam which had been severely damaged 
by US air raids during the Korean War (1950-53). Called the Deutsche Arbeitsgruppe (DAG), the team consisted of city planners, architects, technical personnel and craftsmen, who built residential and industrial areas, hospitals, schools, hotels, a concert hall, and an outdoor swimming pool. The work was funded by the East German government and donations from East German citizens. The first Head of City Planning for the Hamhŭng project was the Bauhaus trained architect Konrad Püschel.
After the Sino-Soviet split in 1960, North Korea was loyal to the PRC's Mao, but East Germany grew closer with the Soviet Union. Because of that the once growing close relationship stagnated. For example, North Korean exchange students who studied at universities in East Germany had to go back to North Korea in 1962. Some North Korean students were engaged or married with some East German students or other young woman and already had children with them, even if these relationships were prohibited. After the separation of the more or less forbidden lovers, the children stayed with their mothers in Germany and grew up in East Germany,  whilst their fathers had to go back to North Korea. The majority of these Germans never saw their father, husband or lover again. The German-Korean director Cho Sung-hyung made a film about German-Korean families in 2015. In 1991, North Korea offered former East German leader Erich Honecker asylum in the country after Honecker sought to escape charges of ordering the killing of escapees from East Germany prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the East German Embassy was closed until after German reunification. The former North Korean Embassy in East Berlin was turned into an Office for the Protection of the Interests of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with the People’s Republic of China acting as protecting power. The reunified Germany and North Korea established diplomatic relations on 1 March 2001.
Germany–North Korea relations