The concept of Germany as a distinct region in Central Europe can be traced to Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as Germania, thus distinguishing it from Gaul (France). The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9) prevented annexation by the Roman Empire, although the Roman provinces of Germania …

The history of Germany from 1945–1990 spans the period following World War II during the Division of Germany.The Potsdam Agreement was made between the major winners of World War II (US, UK, and USSR) on 1 August 1945, in which Germany was separated into spheres of influence during the Cold War between the Western Bloc and Eastern Bloc.. Following its defeat …

The Bundesliga (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌliːɡa] (); lit. 'Federal League'), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga ([ˌfuːsbal-]) or 1. Bundesliga ([ˌeːɐ̯stə-]), is a professional association football league in Germany.At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition.The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a ...

Compared to other mid-sized universities, Saarland University has an extremely strong research profile. Scientific staff, academics and researchers benefit from the university's numerous national and international partnerships and cooperative agreements and from the exciting and inspiring campus environment where all major research organizations and research …

On May 8, 1945, the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) was signed by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel in Berlin, ending World War II for Germany. The German people were suddenly confronted by a situation never before experienced in their history: the entire German territory was occupied by foreign armies, cities and infrastructure were largely …