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 In honor of Saarland's 100-year anniversary as a German state this year, we look at its most important aspects, from history to geography. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/five-maps-that-explain-saarland Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:54:05 +0100 five-maps-that-explain-saarland On Friday, the southwestern state of Saarland celebrates its hundred-year history and with it, the birth of its own unique character, which emerged after the birth of the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20200110/big-birthday-in-a-little-state-the-saarland-celebrates-its-100th-birthday Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:58:26 +0100 big-birthday-in-a-little-state-the-saarland-celebrates-its-100th-birthday The British soldiers who died in Germany during the Upper Silesian Campaign have gravestones at their burial sites in Cologne, Berlin and Wiesbaden. The 30 soldiers buried in Opole, Poland, don't. Now a retired British estate agent is trying to force the MoD to recognize the soldiers buried with unmarked graves. https://www.thelocal.de/20181123/why-a-british-pensioner-is-campaigning-for-british-soldiers-who-died-a-century-ago-in-germany-and-poland Fri, 23 Nov 2018 09:07:04 +0100 why-a-british-pensioner-is-campaigning-for-british-soldiers-who-died-a-century-ago-in-germany-and-poland There was a touching moment at the First World War centenary commemorations, when a 101-year-old woman thought Chancellor Angela Merkel was French President Emmanuel Macron's wife. https://www.thelocal.de/20181112/101-year-old-confuses-angela-merkel-with-brigitte-macron Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:14:57 +0100 101-year-old-confuses-angela-merkel-with-brigitte-macron Germany and Russian suffered the highest number of casualties in WWI, which ended 100 years ago in November. What do the figures of the war say about the scale and horror of the conflict? https://www.thelocal.de/20181031/in-numbers-100-years-since-world-war-i-ended Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:16:44 +0100 in-numbers-100-years-since-world-war-i-ended November marks 100 years since the end of World War I. What were its major battles, and how did they lead to the defeat of Germany - initially poised for victory - in the final days of war? https://www.thelocal.de/20181105/what-led-to-the-german-collapse-in-wwi Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:56:18 +0100 what-led-to-the-german-collapse-in-wwi 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 It is 100 years since Germany’s entrance into World War I. Historian and teacher Mike Stuchbery reflects on five massive changes that the conflict wrought on Germany after four years of bloody war. https://www.thelocal.de/20140805/how-world-war-i-changed-germany-forever Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:50:00 +0200 how-world-war-i-changed-germany-forever A German publisher has gathered hundreds of rare colour photographs of World War I to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20140718/rare-world-war-i-colour-photos-gathered-for-centenary Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:38:00 +0200 rare-world-war-i-colour-photos-gathered-for-centenary The fate of a German soldier killed in World War I has been uncovered almost 100 years after his death. https://www.thelocal.de/20140428/fate-of-missing-german-wwi-soldier-revealed-in-the-dolomites Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:09:00 +0200 fate-of-missing-german-wwi-soldier-revealed-in-the-dolomites