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 Nazi tombstone stolen from Normandy cemetery The gravestone of a formidable Nazi SS tank commander has been stolen from a German cemetery in the small Normandy town of La Cambe, municipal sources said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150729/nazi-tombstone-stolen-from-normandy-cemetery Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:33:31 +0200 nazi-tombstone-stolen-from-normandy-cemetery Merkel and Putin talk Ukraine in Normandy UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Russia to "live up to its responsibility" to ease the crisis in Ukraine as she held talks with President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of D-Day ceremonies on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140606/merkel-and-putin-hold-ukraine-talks-in-normandy Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:23:00 +0200 merkel-and-putin-hold-ukraine-talks-in-normandy D-Day Anniversary: 'We had a funeral every day' James Sansom landed on the beaches of Normandy just days after D-Day, but soon found himself being held as a prisoner of war, praying for the allied advance. His memories are the second part of our series marking the 70 anniversary of the beginning of the end of Nazi Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140606/d-day-70-anniversary-we-had-a-funeral-every-day Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:00:00 +0200 d-day-70-anniversary-we-had-a-funeral-every-day