German history museum offers fresh take on postwar years

The new permanent exhibition at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn brings 80 years of German history to life, including the post ...
The Atlantic

German Character and History

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 National Interest

Alternative History: Germany Declares Victory in 1918

Key Point: Despite ambitions of becoming a global colonial empire, Germany was still a Continental power in 1914. If it won the war, it would be through the immense power of its army, not its navy.
New Republic

The Lost History of East Germany

At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Katarina Witt, the figure skater once dubbed “the most beautiful face of socialism,” took to the ice to perform a routine set to Bizet’s opera Carmen.
Time

Germany Is Often Praised for Facing Up to Its Nazi Past. But Even There, the Memory of the Holocaust Is Still Up for Debate

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 ...
The National Interest

Germany’s Declaration of War on America Changed World War II—And World History

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 ...
CNN

Germany’s ex-royals want their riches back, but past ties to Hitler stand in the way

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 ...
The New York Times

We Cannot Escape History

The Big Ideas: What Is History? After moments of great upheaval, scars can last for generations. By Jenny Erpenbeck Jenny Erpenbeck is a writer. This personal reflection is part of a series called The ...
The Atlantic

A Chronology of German History

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.
PBS

“Germany’s Enemy Within” Filmmaker on the Surge of the Far Right and Political Divides in a Country Grappling With its Nazi Past

Germany has spent decades reckoning with its Nazi history and the Holocaust. But in recent years, far-right extremism and violent plots, especially against Jews, Muslims and immigrants, have been on ...
FIFA

Germany at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history

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.