Portal:Germany
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Germany is one of the world's most industrialised countries, located in the center of Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, to the west by France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic.
Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary republic, containing 16 federal-states (Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation or "Bund".
Germany is a developed country with a very high standard of living, and it maintains a comprehensive social security, a universal health care system and diverse environmental protection laws. It is a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors.
The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 nations, and a founding member of the European Union. More...
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The Night of the Long Knives (German: Nacht der langen Messer) or "Operation Hummingbird," took place in Germany between 30 June and 2 July 1934, when the Nazi regime executed at least eighty-five people for political reasons. Most of those killed were members of the "Storm Division" (SA) (German: Sturmabteilung), a Nazi paramilitary organization. Adolf Hitler moved against the SA and its leader, Ernst Röhm, because he saw the independence of the SA and the penchant of its members for street violence as a direct threat to his power. Hitler also wanted to forestall any move by army leaders, who both feared and despised the SA, to curtail his rule. Finally, Hitler used the purge to act against conservative critics of his regime, especially those loyal to Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen, and to settle scores with old enemies.
The purge strengthened and consolidated the support of the army, or Reichswehr, for Hitler. It also provided a cloak of legality for the Nazi regime, as the German courts and cabinet quickly swept aside centuries of legal prohibition against extra-judicial killings to demonstrate their loyalty to the regime. More...
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Germany news
- 10 November 2015: Helmut Schmidt, chancellor of Germany, dies at the age of 96.
- 10 October 2015: In European migrant crisis migrants number in Germany increase up to 1.5 million in 2015.
- 5 July 2015: The Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
- 7-8 June 2015: The 41st G7 summit is held in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria.
More Germany-related news in English can be found at Deutsche Welle, Tagesschau, and Der Spiegel.
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Anniversaries for November 26
- 1346 – Charles IV is crowned King of Germany in opposition to Louis IV
- 1832 – Birth of physicist Rudolph Koenig
- 1857 – Death of poet and novelist Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
- 1885 – Birth of Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany 1930-1932
Did you know...
Did you know ...
- ... that Schloss Krobnitz (pictured) belonged to the Prussian Minister of War Albrecht von Roon?
- ... that German biochemist Ulrike Beisiegel is the first woman to serve as president of the University of Göttingen?
- ... that German referee Wolf-Dieter Ahlenfelder once called half-time after 32 minutes in a Bundesliga match?
- ... that the former German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage is the oldest building in Germantown, New York?
- ... that Trudeliese Schmidt performed trouser roles at the Salzburg Festival and Mozart's Coronation Mass for a Papal Mass in Rome?
- ... that the German refugee Mary Saran had a marriage of convenience to help her stay in Britain?
- ... that Dominik Wörner, winner of the 2002 International Bach Competition, recorded Lieder from Vienna written in the fin de siècle period, including works by Berg, Schönberg, Schreker and Wolf?
- ... that a "monster" confessed dramatically, "My heart swims in blood"?
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