German History
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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...
Frederick William I was the first king of Prussia. He would establish Absolutism in Prussia and give the state its distinct military character. more...
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Atlantis and the Aryan Connection
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Mary Desaulniers
Because of Hitler's search for a national history of origin, the association of Atlantis with the Aryan race contributed to the rise of Nazism. more...
By: James Jackson
Martin Luther and Reynard the Fox are two of Europe's most well-known weapons against the Catholic Church, and their primary tactic was the use of symbolism. more...
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Michael Streich
Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi era films have been hailed and criticized as Nazi documentaries, propaganda, and superb film making although she defended them as works of art. more...
Hitler's Early Political Career
By: Jeanie Turner
Hitler was a soldier searching for his place in society and unable to accept that Germany had lost the war. It was not long before he found his true calling... more...
Albert Walter and the Comintern in Hamburg
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Michael Streich
From the early 1920s until February 1933, Albert Walter led a world-wide organization that funded international Communist clubs, cells, and dispensed propaganda. more...
By:
Michael Streich
Before the embers were cold, thousands of Communists were arrested and dragged to prisons and camps,weakening political opposition to Hitler and the Nazis. more...
Holocaust Collaborators Under New Scrutiny
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Michael Streich
Evidence suggests that Nazi Germany had many willing executioners, perhaps as many as 200,000, in the mass extermination of European Jews. This charge has drawn anger. more...
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