Germany (German: Deutschland, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ()), officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe.It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union.Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of …

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871, the conflict was caused primarily by France's determination to reassert its dominant position in continental Europe, …

Cologne (English: / k ə ˈ l oʊ n / kə-LOHN; German: Köln (); Kölsch: Kölle ()) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region.Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 35 km (22 mi) …

Saksa toisessa maailmansodassa on ajanjaksona seurausta Saksassa vuonna 1933 valtaan nousseen Adolf Hitlerin johtaman Saksan kansallissosialistisen työväenpuolueen toimista. Maassa toteutettiin voimakas uudelleenvarustautuminen sekä aloitettiin valtakunnan laajentaminen, joka johti lopulta sotaan Saksan hyökättyä Puolaan sekä Yhdistyneen …

Kirchenrechtliche Stellung. Die Heiliggeistkirche war ursprünglich eine von der Peterskirche kirchenrechtlich abhängige Kapelle.Kurfürst Ruprecht III. erreichte im Zusammenhang mit der Gründung der Universität Heidelberg bei Papst Bonifatius IX., dass die Heiliggeistkirche aus der Abhängigkeit von der Peterskirche gelöst und zur Stiftskirche erhoben wurde.

The Ruhr pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of the second World War, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. Some 317,000 German troops were taken prisoner along with 24 generals. The Americans suffered 10,000 casualties including 2,000 killed or missing.

The German Navy traces its roots back to the Reichsflotte (Imperial Fleet) of the revolutionary era of 1848–52.The Reichsflotte was the first German navy to sail under the black-red-gold flag. Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders of the democratically elected Frankfurt Parliament, the Reichsflotte's brief existence ended with the failure of the revolution and it was disbanded on 2 …

Saksa ulottuu Itä-ja Pohjanmereltä aina Alpeille asti ja käsittää maastotyyppejä alavista tasangoista vuoristoihin. Pohjois-Saksan viljavat alangot vaihtuvat Keski-Saksassa metsien ja peltojen täplittämäksi kumpuilevaksi ylängöksi. Maan eteläisimmät alueet ovat vuoristoa; lounaassa on Schwarzwaldin matalahko, asutettu vuoristo ja etelässä Alpit.

Eupen (German pronunciation: (), French pronunciation: (); Walloon: Neyåw; formerly French: Néau) is the capital of German-speaking Community of Belgium and is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the German border (), from the Dutch border and from the "High Fens" nature reserve ().The town is also the capital of the …

History Citroën acquisition. In December 1974 Peugeot S.A. acquired a 38.2% share of Citroën. On 9 April 1976 they increased their stake of the then bankrupt company to 89.95%, thus creating the PSA Group (where PSA is short for Peugeot Société Anonyme), becoming PSA Peugeot Citroën. Since Citroën had two successful new designs in the market at this time (the GS and …