German History
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Each year in late September into early October, the German State of Bavaria is overrun with tourists who come for its annual Oktoberfest beer festival. more...
Lola Montez was the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. more...
Bavaria, Germany has rich history of kings and castles. Ludwig I helped transform Bavaria into a cultural capital, while his grandson, Ludwig II built Neuschwanstein. more...
The Congress of Vienna was a peace conference held after the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th Century. It redrew the boundaries of Germany and Prussia. more...
Frederick the Great brought prosperity to Prussia during the 18th century, establishing The Enlightenment and fighting wars with Austria, Russia and France. more...
Many modern Christmas symbols, such as the Christmas Tree, come from German traditions. more...
During the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th Century, many old customs were abandoned in favor of new ones believed to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. more...
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By: Kate Rodriguez
On October 27, 2009, the City of Munich inaugurated an unusual kind of sculpture to commemorate Elser's bold plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939. more...
Adolf Hitler's On-Going Popularity with Students
By:
Michael Streich
The Third Reich is a frequent topic of student history papers yet the themes often point to a subtle fascination with Hitler and the trappings of National Socialism. more...
The Nazi Concentration Camp Mauthausen, Austria
By: Fiona Allison
Mauthausen Concentration Camp was opened in 1938 in Austria; just a few months after the Anschluss. It was the Nazi's first camp outside of Germany. more...
The Nazi Concentration Camp Neuengamme
By: Fiona Allison
Neuengamme Concentration Camp was opened in late 1938 initially as sub-camp of the Sachsenhausen camp, by mid-1940 Neuengamme was established as a main camp. more...
By:
Michael Streich
The accepted view that the Protestant Reformation damaged the status of women is challenged by views that uplift the marriage role & criticize medieval assumptions. more...
Leitz Family Historian – Rabbi Frank Dabba Smith
By:
Frances Spiegel
Frank Dabba Smith's enthusiasm for Leica cameras led him to research the wartime altruism of Ernst Leitz II who aided the escape of Jews and non-Jews from Nazi Germany. more...
The Nazi Concentration Camp Ravensbruck
By: Fiona Allison
Ravensbruck was one of a number of Concentration Camps built by the Nazis before the Second World War. more...
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