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 100 years since Germany tried to break UK's grip on the seas 100 years ago on Tuesday, the British and German navies met in the biggest sea battle in history off the Danish coast – one which has become as controversial and hard to make sense of as the First World War itself. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/jutland-history-first-world-war-navy-skagerrakschlacht-100-years-centenary Tue, 31 May 2016 09:46:26 +0200 jutland-history-first-world-war-navy-skagerrakschlacht-100-years-centenary German WWI U-boat found after 100 years missing at sea A wreck found at the bottom of the sea off England has been identified as a long-lost German submarine from the First World War, an energy company announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160122/german-wwi-u-boat-found-off-british-coast Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:44:40 +0100 german-wwi-u-boat-found-off-british-coast The sailors who brought down the German Empire On October 29th 1918, the First World War was all but over - but German Navy ships were due to launch one final assault on the British fleet. The German government knew nothing about it, and the sailors were against it. This doomed assault would spark a revolution that brought the German Empire crashing down. https://www.thelocal.de/20151030/the-sailors-who-brought-down-the-german-empire Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:03:52 +0100 the-sailors-who-brought-down-the-german-empire Archaeologists uncover oldest German mosque Archaeologists have excavated the remains of Germany's oldest mosque on the outskirts of Berlin, a team from the capital city's Free University (FU) announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/germany-first-ever-mosque-excavated-outside-berlin Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:00:52 +0200 germany-first-ever-mosque-excavated-outside-berlin