Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?
Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.
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Nazi Germany’s ‘forbidden island' abandoned to the elements after WW2
After WW2, the red army occupied ... an area of 10 square kilometres (3.8 square miles). Ownership of Wustrow changed hands multiple times over the years through inheritance or sale.
Germany’s rearmament programme: Christian Democrats and Social Democrats declare war on the working class
Even though it is financed by loans, the costs will fall on the working class—in the form of wage cuts, social cuts, the ...
Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why.
An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the ...
In Germany, ‘Orphaned’ by U.S., Shock Gives Way to Action
No country in Europe is as much a product of enlightened postwar American diplomacy. Now adrift, it has begun to reckon with ...
Boston Herald29d
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the ... The Union and Social Democrats were post-World War II Germany’s heavyweights.
80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine
The capture of the bridge at Remagen, a surprisingly intact path into Germany, helped U.S. troops hasten the end of World War ...
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Eurostar trains from Paris cancelled after WW2 bomb found near tracks
Eurostar cancelled all trains between Paris and London on Friday after a second world war bomb ... the Netherlands and Germany, to form Eurostar Group in 2022. It is one of Europe’s biggest ...
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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?
Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II ... She went on to lead Germany from 2005 to 2021. Merz turned his back on active politics for several years after leaving the ...
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Eurostar chaos: Police to defuse 660lb bomb after all trains halted between London and Paris
particularly in Germany where the ground remains riddled with it and bombs are regularly discovered on construction sites, 80 years after World War II. Let's take a look back at some of the ...