re-reflections on the start of world war ii
In August 1939, just before the Berlin-Moscow Non-Aggression Pact was signed, Chamberlain was asked whether Russia might not be a useful ally against Germany. ..…
pence says america will stand with allies 'for our common defense' at
He said that Germans 'committed a great crime against humanity in Poland' and told the nation, 'I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany's tyranny.' . Hundreds of people also amassed in Berlin for a church service to mark the beginning of the war on September 1, 1939, when..…
into the storm: the horror of the second world war
On 29 April 1945, as Russian troops closed in on his Berlin bunker, Hitler killed himself. On 7 May, after a messy series of local surrenders, Germany finally stopped fighting. ..…
2 eastern german states hold elections, far-right eyes gains
Voters in Saxony, a region of around 4.1 million people bordering Poland and the Czech Republic, and neighboring Brandenburg, which has 2.5 million inhabitants and surrounds Berlin, are electing new state legislatures. . The formerly communist east has become a stronghold for the 6-year-old..…
merkel allies weather far-right surge in german regional elections
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Social Democrat coalition partners held off in far right support in two state elections Germany on Sunday, averting immediate crisis for the ruling alliance... ..…
anti-migrant backlash sees gains for far-right afd in german state
All eyes were on the performance of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, and on how badly Germany's governing parties would perform after 18 months for Chancellor Angela Merkel's Berlin. ... elections in 2014 - before the influx that boosted AfD's support and helped it into..…
martyr gorazd of prague, bohemia and moravo-cilezsk
Orthodox Church was placed under Orthodox of Berlin, Germany, Metropolitan Seraphim. ..…
poland marks 80th anniversary of start of world war two
PiS politicians have also repeatedly called for war reparations from Germany, one of Poland’s biggest trade partners and a fellow member of the European Union and NATO. Berlin says all financial claims linked to World War Two have been settled. . ..…
he helped nazis rob jews: how is he 'not an anti-semite'?
*After 1990, when the Berlin Wall came down and Germany was reunited, the Victoria considered filing claims for restitution of its real estate in former East Berlin. ..…
big gains expected for far-right in german regional elections
Voters in Saxony, a region of around 4.1 million people bordering Poland and the Czech Republic, and neighboring Brandenburg, which has 2.5 million inhabitants and surrounds Berlin, are electing new state legislatures. . The formerly communist east has become a stronghold for the 6-year-old..…
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