Many people encounter the word "Bavaria" and the products that are attributed to this geographical region but not many people know where it is actually located even if someone tries to find it in the map. The reason for this is simple -- Bavaria is not a country but the largest of Germany's 16...
The Swastika has come to represent the Nazi regime, the atrocities performed in the concentration camps, the rule of fear and violence, and the powerlust of Hitler as he sent armies to ravage the surrounding countries. Post war Germany has banned anyone from displaying the swastika even if it...
As members of one of the most reviled and sinister organizations ever to rise to power, the Nazis were the architects of many evil and disturbing plans. Genocide, medical experimentation on humans, world war; you name it the Nazis did it. However, while living in a ruthlessly efficient military...
Love Parade Kills 19, injures 350 others, and cancels festival in Germany on July 24, 2010. The electronic dance music festival and parade ended in tragedy when a stampede errupted in a tunnel. Organizers have since permanently cancelled any and all future Love Parades as a result of...
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (or National Socialist German Worker’s Party) created in the Third Reich the most extreme and terrifying example of a totalitarian regime the world has ever seen. It is often wondered...
The Iron Curtain is a term that has been employed as a way of describing the boundary that basically separate the countries that are part of the Warsaw Pact and those that are part of NATO (North Atlantic Treat Organization). The Iron Curtain was basically in existence from 1945 up until 1991 when...
The Standard Schnauzer is considered as the oldest of the three Schnauzer breeds. It originated from Germany and has been very popular in Europe. This working dog breed actually takes its name from its own kind which won at the 1879 Hanover Show in Germany (in German, “Schnauze” means...
A food crisis within Germany has worsened as officials suspect foul play was the cause of the massive farm shutdowns. Investigations revealed the feed for animals contained the carcinogen dioxin and contamination fears have spread as testing on the animal fats revealed the contamination occurred...
Having ordered the systematic murder of millions of people, Nazi Germany was responsible for some of the darkest days in human history. However, following the defeat of the Axis powers, justice was not instantaneous. In fact, many of those responsible for the atrocities of the Third Reich managed...
The breed’s name comes from the place where it originated – Rottweil, Germany. It is one of the oldest herding breeds believed to have descended from Roman droving dogs and dogs of molosser line from England and the Netherlands. In old Germany, the breed was known as “Rottweiler...
