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The World Wars

Amerikanische Truppen im zweiten Weltkrieg
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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
Stephen and his parents had to leave Nazi Germany in 1938. But 70 years later, Stephen Wertheimer has decided to reclaimed the German citizenship.
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”
When Diane L. Wolf recently came to Berlin it was a return of sorts: her Jewish parents were forced to leave Germany in the 1930s.
Amerikanische Truppen
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 am Set von „Shanghai Express“
Faces and moments: The World Wars
A number of remarkable figures have gone down in history in times of unimaginable conflicts.
100 gute Bücher - Jakob der Lügner von 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 gute Bücher - „Die Geschwister Oppermann“ von 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 gute Bücher - Die Blechtrommel von 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 gute Bücher - In Stahlgewittern von 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?
Emil
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.
Yassin
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.
Steffen
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.