The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German troops stationed in France for first time since WWII A battalion of German combat troops was officially stationed in eastern France on Friday for the first time since Nazi forces ended their occupation at the end of World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20101210/31737 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:32:00 +0100 31737 German war graves desecrated in France Almost 100 graves of German soldiers killed in the two world wars were desecrated overnight at a cemetery in eastern France, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100528/27503 Fri, 28 May 2010 23:18:00 +0200 27503 Victims deliver alleged fraudster to police A suspected swindler wanted by the French authorities was kidnapped in Germany by victims who then left him out for the police - tied up on the side of a road - investigators confirmed this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20090301/17723 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:49:00 +0100 17723