by HF | Apr 16, 2013
Made in Germany: NSU, RAF, RZ Munich 1972 Following the horrible terrorist attack at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 and the botched rescue attempt that left all of the hostages dead, Germany created a special federal anti-terrorism police unit known as GSG 9. The...
by HF | Mar 24, 2013
Deutsche Post AG • Das Postamt • The post office The German postal service (Deutsche Post) has undergone dramatic changes since the privatization of the old government-owned and run Bundespost that existed until 1994. The old government-run German postal service,...
by HF | Mar 22, 2013
Daily Life in the USA vs. Germany • Part 2 History & Culture > Cultural Comparisons 1 > Cultural Comparisons 2 > Cultural Comparisons 3 Shopping • Credit Cards • Banking • Postal Matters • Alcohol In the charts below you’ll find a simplified comparison of...
by HF | Mar 10, 2013
Biography • From the USA to the GDR Dean Reed (1938-1986) was an American actor and singer who was better known behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany than in his homeland. Born in Denver, Colorado in 1938, Dean Reed died in a lake on the outskirts of East Berlin in...
by HF | Mar 8, 2013
Bavaria’s Capital City: More than Oktoberfest! Munich (München in German) is the capital city of the German state of Bavaria. It lies only about 30 miles north of the Bavarian Alps and is home to about 1.5 million residents (2020). Updated for 2024 + Day Trips...
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