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Nazis Go on Trial in Nuremberg, Germany
By: John Kirshon
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and SS chief Heinrich Himmler had committed suicide earlier to avoid being captured and put on trial for their crimes during World War II. more...
Berlin Wall Crumbles After 28 Years
By: John Kirshon
The Berlin Wall, which stood as a symbol of the Cold War, came tumbling down in 1989, and led to a reunited Germany and the collapse of Communism in Europe. more...
Why Germans Supported Hitler in 1933
By: Michael Streich
The appeal of Hitler and the Nazi Party may have had more to do with addressing the national malaise and humiliation than unemployment and Depression. more...
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...
Nazi Concentration Camp Flossenburg
By: Fiona Allison
Flossenburg was one of a number of Concentration Camps built by the Nazis in Germany before the Second World War. more...
By: Diane Evans
Under the leadership of Hermann, the German tribesmen wiped out three Roman Legions, ending Rome's bid to conquer Germany and altering European history permanently. more...
German Nationalism and the Lost Roman Legions
By: Diane Evans
Germany was the only European nation that the Romans never conquered. Since it never became part of the Empire, two vastly different cultures came to dominate Europe. more...
The Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
By: Emily Chauviere
From the Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg to Emperor William II of Germany, the Hohenzollerns ruled Prussia and expanded its territory. more...
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