History

At Brandenburg Gate, Berliners, Germans from elsewhere and visitors from all over the world celebrated the fall of the Wall on Saturday with an impressive stage show. Tens of thousands listened to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and musical performances.

When the winter sky over Berlin was blood-red, many could not believe what they saw. When things got even worse, only very few tried to prevent it. Hitler's…

Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller is taking part in numerous events during the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. He said he would never forget…

Normally, walls are being built to keep people out. But in two cases, they were built to keep people in. This applies to jail walls and the Berlin Wall.

Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller opened the festivities for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at 'Alexanderplatz' square today. A large…

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, numerous events are going on in Berlin. For those who prefer to stare at their screens, there are interesting…

Germany is about to celebrate its reunification in the very north. Politicians and other citizens will fill the port city of Kiel on Thursday, for that purpose.…

Twenty-nine years ago on Thursday, the reunification of Germany took place. But the actual process has not been completed, in the sense that there are still…

Seventy-four years after General Jodl declared the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany is dealing with its last Nazi trials. One defendant just died at age 96. In Hamburg, a former guard at the Stutthof concentration camp is waiting for his trial.