As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the Jan. 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz — a key part of a series of watershed World War II anniversaries this year — all eyes will be on Germany. Angela ...

Perched on a steep hilltop in southern Germany, the striking turrets of Hohenzollern Castle rise in contrast to the rolling countryside that surrounds them. The fortress is the ancestral seat of ...

IN THE fall of 1946 an American commission consisting of government officials, educators, and scientists toured Germany. (I have a particularly vivid memory of the striking personality of Reinhold ...

The new permanent exhibition at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn brings 80 years of German history to life, including the post-war period, the fall of the Berlin Wall— and concluding with present-day ...

History – and perceptions of it – are always prone to politicisation. In Germany, history is a particularly sensitive issue: its dark Nazi past demands that whatever government is in power pay close ...

The German declaration of war against the United States on Dec. 11, 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, was a turning point in the history of World War II, and ...

From bucolic swaths of wine country to Parthenon-inspired architecture, you can expect to encounter the continent’s highlights here Sponsored Content by With its walkable town centers, spectacular ...

9 B.C.: Pagan Germanic tribes check advancing Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, ending northward spread of Roman civilization, bounding the Roman Empire by the Danube and Rhine. c.700 A.D.

Dr. Josef Klemperer, a man who’s haunted by the ghosts of Germany’s past. Photo: Amazon Prime Video Suspiria takes place in Berlin in 1977, and boy, does it ever. Luca Guadagnino’s new film is very ...

Read through Germany's World Cup history, records and memorable moments. Follow their road to the tournament with the latest on their fixtures, group and coach.