History

Seventy-five years ago, Anne Frank died in Nazi Germany's Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Her spirit, wisdom and optimism, even in the terrible situation she was in, live on.

Remembrance in Dresden, the city that was bombed by the Allies 75 years ago today, and in which up to 25,000 people died as a result, three months before Nazi…

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…

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 the day the Wall had come down.

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 online resources for photos. They show a different Berlin.

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.…

Seventy-four years after General Jodl declared the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany is dealing with its last Nazi…

Eighty years ago, Nazi Germany attacked Poland. By doing so it started World War II, which brought death and misery to Europe. During this war, six million Jews and members of other minorities were murdered in an unprecedented genocide campaign. Commemorations are scheduled to take place in Poland and Germany.