German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday defended democracy as he made his first official visit to an eastern German state ...

Germany marks 35 years since its reunification on Friday, but the country’s East-West divide continues to shape its economy ...

October 7th has been a date marked by transformative moments across history, spanning dramatic battles, groundbreaking ...

West Germany was a liberal democracy with a free market economy and part of the Western Defence Alliance, Nato. It seemed ...

While it looked a little like the Italian supercar, the Melkus RS 1000 was powered by a far less impressive engine. Nevertheless, this East German gem was a fascinating lightweight mid-engine gem that ...

Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

It’s not easy for Germany to celebrate itself. But on Friday, the country tried. At the official celebration festivities ...

Though spared from actual warfare, the tank’s role in deterrence and crisis response was crucial, influencing global military dynamics and leaving an indelible mark on armored history. During the Cold ...

But the car nonetheless became a beloved symbol of everyday life in East Germany, praised for its quirky design and ...

Let's paint the scene for you. It's 1991, and you're a former East German peasant factory laborer from one of the cities unfortunate enough to fall on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. The Berlin ...

Like so many German scientists, Engineer Manfred Gerlach, 55, came out of the wreckage of Hitler’s Reich better off than ever. When the Russian armies over ran East Germany in 1945. Gerlach was one of ...

For the first time since the 1948 Soviet blockade, the Communists this week shut off German traffic on the Autobahn linking West Berlin and West Germany. Armed Red police forbade anyone to leave East ...