Even after almost 35 years when the so-called German Reunification which was, in reality, a bit more like an Anschluss wherein West-Germany simply took over East-Germany occurred, a divided Germany ...

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 ...

Refugees who poured into the country a decade ago fared better when they landed in the more prosperous West, an enduring ...

The stark east-west divide in national vote share from Germany’s national election on Sunday has been revealed in new data. News agency Reuters has created a map using result figures that show a ...

Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall was toppled, 2024 images contrasted with archival photos capture the scars that remain from the Cold War's most infamous border. Berlin's "anti-fascist ...

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 ...

German reunification was not a marriage of equals. "East Germany was just overtaken by the west," said German filmmaker Wolfgang Becker. "There was nothing left of their everyday life." Almost ...

FIFA recalls the pulsating showdown that marked the first — and last — clash between East and West Germany at the FIFA World Cup.