Built in 1933, the building served as the main training school for german Officers and Tank crews. Between 1952 and 1994 it was the headquarters of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany.

25 years (almost to the day) after of Adolf Hitlers suicide – his, and the ashes of some of his compatriots – were unceremoniously dumped into the river Ehle outside of Magedburg. His corpse, as well ...

Nuremberg held a special place in Nazi Germany due to its historical significance and symbolic value. The city had been a center of the Holy Roman Empire and was associated with Germanic culture and ...

Berlin is not a city of skyscrapers – and it seems like most of the action happens underground. With German reunification, the city had wide-reaching plans to modernize the Alexanderplatz and rid it ...

Berlin is one of those cities, that no matter where you go, you’ll stumble across a memorial, plaque or statue of someone or something. One could be forgiven for just […] ...

Few monuments encapsulate the image of Germany (and Berlin) as much as the Brandenburg Gate. Of all the National Monuments in Germany, the neoclassical structure is by far the most recognisable (i’m ...

Die Deutschen haben viele komische Eigenheiten, aber eine, über die wir uns alle positiv einig sein können, ist die Liebe zur Natur und ihren positive gesundheitlichen auswirkungen. Die Klimatherapie ...

Our (historical) search for Nazi eagles continues. While we thoroughly covered the history of the german heraldic eagle, from its use as the Reichsadler in the early 900s up until today as the ...

In the heart of (one of) central Europe’s largest nature reserves – the Schorfheide – lie the ruins of Carinhall – Herrmann Göring’s luxurious villa, attracting treasure hunters, Neo-Nazis and the ...

While most can and will consider German reunification a “success story”, the merger of the two German states also meant the loss of identity, purpose, and direction for many. There are plenty of ...

Like the majority of Luftwaffe Airbases, the Flugplatz Werneuchen can be considered a relatively “new” addition. The Reichsluftfahrtministerium, as part of its rearmament project, acquired a large ...