The Brandenburg Gate is an iconic symbol of Berlin and Germany's reunification ... a central role in the city's divided history. Once isolated by the Wall, the Gate became a powerful symbol ...

Berlin, Germany, 1975: A simple task like changing ... in the “no-man’s land” on the Communist side of the Berlin Wall. Guards like this one killed at least 133 people trying to flee to ...

The country emerged from World War II chastened and wary of military culture. This legacy lives on. Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. Her latest book is Beyond the Wall: A ...

You'll also get a thorough history of the Berlin Wall. Recent travelers share mixed opinions on the museum; some call the area commercialized and the admission prices high, while others were ...

German borrowing costs surged by the most since the fall of the Berlin Wall as a pledge ... shifts in post-war history’, adding: ‘Everything you thought you knew about Germany’s economic ...

(Bloomberg) -- German bonds suffered their worst day since the months following the fall of the Berlin Wall on an historic ... yields surged so much, West Germany and East Germany were about ...

Germany has over the past years made strides in coming to terms with a dark era of its past, the colonial rule of large ...