Year of German-American Friendship 2018/2019: The World Wars

Never forget – Germany’s culture of remembrance

Today, there is widespread acceptance among Germans for their historic responsibility for World War II and the Holocaust. That hasn't always been the case.

Repatriation of a Holocaust survivor: Stephen Wertheimer (l) and his parents had to leave Nazi Germany in 1938.

Holocaust survivor takes a far-reaching decision

Diane L. Wolf, a sociology professor at the University of California, Davis, who spent six months in Berlin.

“In Berlin, I felt acknowledged in some deeper way”

Berühmte Kriegsschauplätze in Europa während des Zweiten Weltkrieg

Map of World War II

Locations and events: the USA in Europe during the Second World War

History part 2: War and peace

The USA played a crucial role during the First and Second World Wars and made a significant contribution to the Allies’ victories.

Marlene Dietrich on the set of “Shanghai Express”.

Faces and moments: The World Wars

A number of remarkable figures have gone down in history in times of unimaginable conflicts.

100 german must reads - ‘Jakob the Liar’ by Jurek Becker

Jurek Becker: ‘Jakob the Liar’

Hope as the elixir of life: Jurek Becker's novel about the life of Jews in a ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland is gripping and melancholic, but also full of humor. It's a story of the Holocaust, but also much, more more.

100 german must-reads – The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger

Lion Feuchtwanger: ‘The Oppermanns’

The three Oppermann brothers and their sister lead comfortable, upper-class lives in Berlin. For a long while, they choose to ignore the rising tide of anti-Semitism — until it's too late.

100 german must-reads – The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

Günter Grass: ‘The Tin Drum’

A novel that had the impact of a bomb. World War II and the history of the century from the perspective of a small man — and a reckoning with Germany as it rebuilt itself during the 1950s.

100 german must reads - Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger

Ernst Jünger: ‘Storm of Steel’

He captured the horrors of World War I in his novel, garnering him intense criticism. Did Ernst Jünger glorify the violence, or did he mercilessly describe it?

Germans talk about the USA regarding World War II

We asked German students, what they think about the USA regarding World War II. These are their answers.

Learning about World War II in Germany

How do young people in Germany learn about World War II? We asked two students from Frankfurt - and these are their answers.

German-American history: the IG Farben company building

The German-American history of the IG Farben company building in Frankfurt, Germany, during World War II.