Peer Steinbrück, the man hoping to unseat Angela Merkel as Chancellor in Germany’s election on Sept. 22, has been photographed striking a bold middle-finger gesture. The unusual black-and-white portrait graces the front of the …
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Bodyguard Who Called Hitler ‘Boss’ Dead at 96
In a 2005 interview, Rochus Misch said Hitler was “a very normal man”
Former Nazi Goes On Trial in Germany For Alleged Murder Of Resistance Fighter
A 92-year-old man who served in Adolph Hitler’s elite Waffen-SS is due to go on trial in Germany on charges of murdering a Dutch resistance fighter some 70 years ago. Dutch-born Siert Bruins, who volunteered for the SS after Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1941, will appear in court in the western city of Hagen on Monday, reports the …
Angela Merkel Blames Her Predecessor For Allowing Greece to Join The Euro
With less than a month to go before Germany’s Sept. 22 federal elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to shift the blame for the euro zone’s debt crisis on to her Social Democrat predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder.
Addressing a crowd of about 1,000 supporters in the northern German town of Rendsburg on Tuesday, Merkel said: …
In Its Highest Court, Germany Argues Over the Legality of a Key Bailout Promise
As the euro crisis has rumbled on over the past three years, politicians, analysts and commentators around the world have frequently referred to Germany as the hardline taskmaster of the continent, the nation that insists on …
The Cost of Green: Germany Tussles Over the Bill for Its Energy Revolution
Generous government subsidies have helped Germany build a world-leading renewable-energy industry. But is all that wind and solar worth the cost?
Germany’s Neo-Nazi Trial: The Banality of Evil Has a New Face
When Beate Zschäpe arrived at Munich’s Upper Regional Court on Tuesday, wearing a plain gray suit, her calm appearance contrasted with what some commentators are calling one of the most important trials in Germany’s postwar …
Germany’s Angst: A Country’s Culture Bumps Up Against Its Nazi Past
An exhibition in Paris and the production of a Wagner opera in Düsseldorf have prompted furious debates about how to interpret the darkest period of German history
France May Aid Syrian Rebels Unilaterally If EU Doesn’t Lift Arms Embargo
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said March 14 Paris may begin supplying arms to anti-Assad rebels if partners don’t respond to a Franco-British appeal to lift the embargo.
Last Survivor of “Operation Valkyrie,” a Hitler Assassination Plot, Dies at 90
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist once volunteered for a suicide attack on Adolf Hitler, and was later involved in the famous “Operation Valkyrie” attempt on the dictator’s life.
Is Germany’s Muzzled Military Moving into a New Era?
On March 1, the German Parliament will debate sending 80 soldiers to Mali to provide medical care and help French soldiers train Malian government troops to clear mines and build bridges. That may not seem like a big task for the …
CEO of U.S. Tire Company Gets into Fight with All of France
American CEO Maurice “the Grizz” Taylor’s bashing of France’s work ethic generates angry response from a proud and insulted country—whose productivity turns out to be better than conservative detractors admit.
Amazon Fires ‘Neo-Nazi’ Security Firm at German Facilities
Online retailer Amazon has fired a security firm whose staff allegedly bullied foreign workers and had links to the neo-Nazi movement