Manfred von Richthofen: Timeline

by | Mar 7, 2013

Richthofen Timeline A Red Baron Chronology Continued from: Manfred von Richthofen Biography 1892 May 2: Manfred von Richthofen is born in Kleinburg near Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). Kleinburg (Borek) became part of Breslau in 1897. 1896 The Richthofen...

Dresden • City Guide

by | Mar 2, 2013

Dresden, the capital of Saxony Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen) in eastern Germany. During DDR/GDR (East German) times Dresden was the capital of the district of Dresden. Today, with a population of over half a million, it is...

The Berlin Airlift

by | Feb 25, 2013

Die Luftbrücke 1948-1949 The Berlin Blockade & Airlift It was the Cuban missile crisis of its day. The building of the Berlin Wall may be more famous, but few Berlin events brought about as much world tension as the Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949. The Allied reponse...

Berlin and Potsdam

by | Feb 17, 2013

What to See and Do in the German Capital Berlin is Germany’s capital and largest city in area and population. It is both a city and one of Germany’s 16 states (Bundesländer). Home to about 3.4 million residents (4.4 million in the Berlin/Brandenburg metro...

Air Travel

by | Feb 12, 2013

GERMANY | AIRLINES | AIR TRAVEL | AIRPORTS Increased airline competition in Germany and the rest of Europe has made travel by air a more popular option for travel to, from, or within Europe. In some cases traveling by air may be cheaper than going by rail in Europe....