WebFlag Date Use Description 1949–present: National and merchant flag (Bundes- und Handelsflagge): A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).: 1950–present: State flag and ensign (Bundesdienstflagge) and military flag (Kriegsflagge).This flag may only be used by federal government authorities. The …

WebThe North American Sabreliner, later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner, is an American mid-sized business jet developed by North American Aviation.It was offered to the United States Air Force (USAF) in response to its Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. It was named "Sabreliner" due to the similarity of the wing and tail to North American's F-86 …

WebOver 2,000 German officers and sailors were interned in Hot Springs, North Carolina, on the grounds of the Mountain Park Hotel. Military internees. Before the U.S. entered the war, several Imperial German Navy vessels were docked in U.S. ports; officials ordered them to leave within 24 hours or submit to detention. The crews were first treated ...

WebThe German Air Force (German: Luftwaffe, lit. 'air weapon or air arm', German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ()) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany.The German Air Force (as part of the Bundeswehr) was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of then …

WebThe Bundeswehr (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯] (), meaning literally: Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civil part, the military part consisting of the German Army, the German Navy, the German Air Force, the Joint Support Service, the Joint …

WebIn video games, Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards. American basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (pictured) are freed via a prisoner exchange.; In Germany, 25 members of a far-right group are arrested in connection with a coup d'état plot.; Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are …

WebThe United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country in North America.It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations.It is the third-largest country in the world by both land and total area. The …

WebThe empire was founded on 18 January 1871, when the south German states, except for Austria, joined the North German Confederation and the new constitution came into force on April 16, changing the name of the federal state to the German Empire and introducing the title of German Emperor for Wilhelm I, King of Prussia from the House of ...

WebThe German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə maˈʁiːnə] ()) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified Bundeswehr (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when Deutsche Marine (German Navy) became the official …

WebThe Oregon boundary dispute or the Oregon Question was a 19th-century territorial dispute over the political division of the Pacific Northwest of North America between several nations that had competing territorial and commercial aspirations in the region.. Expansionist competition into the region began in the 18th century, with participants including the …