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 Berlin said Thursday that Ankara will allow German lawmakers to visit a NATO airbase near Syria after refusing access amid a months-long row over Germany recognising the World War I-era massacre of Armenians as "genocide". https://www.thelocal.de/20160908/turkey-allows-german-mps-to-visit-base-after-row-minister Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:52:13 +0200 turkey-allows-german-mps-to-visit-base-after-row-minister Germany on Friday reiterated that a parliamentary resolution on Turkey's World War I-era massacre of Armenians was non-binding but denied it was distancing itself from the vote to appease Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20160902/berlin-to-distance-itself-from-armenia-resolution-report Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:54:41 +0200 berlin-to-distance-itself-from-armenia-resolution-report The Turkish government has been giving German ambassador Martin Erdmann the cold shoulder for weeks, after German parliamentarians passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide. https://www.thelocal.de/20160728/german-ambassador-in-turkey-left-out-in-cold Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:48:50 +0200 german-ambassador-in-turkey-left-out-in-cold Chancellor Angela Merkel's office hit back Monday at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a blistering row over a German parliamentary vote declaring the Ottoman Empire committed genocide against Armenians. https://www.thelocal.de/20160606/merkel-hits-back-at-erdogan-turkey-ankara-armenia Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:47:26 +0200 merkel-hits-back-at-erdogan-turkey-ankara-armenia Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees with her party that the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces should be branded a genocide but will not attend a parliament vote Thursday on the issue, her spokeswoman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160601/merkel-backs-armenia-genocide-bill Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:25:07 +0200 merkel-backs-armenia-genocide-bill Armenia's president Wednesday urged German lawmakers to not be intimidated by Turkey ahead of their vote on branding the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a "genocide", as leaders in Ankara warned it could harm ties. https://www.thelocal.de/20160601/armenia-urges-dont-let-erdogan-bully-you-on-genocide-bill Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:39:48 +0200 armenia-urges-dont-let-erdogan-bully-you-on-genocide-bill 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 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 It was the biggest trial in history. On November 20th 1945, 22 Nazi leaders went on trial in Nuremberg for atrocities committed by Hitler's regime. 70 years on, Germany's Nazi trials continue - but time is running out. https://www.thelocal.de/20151119/70-years-of-nazi-trials-in-germany Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:52:27 +0100 70-years-of-nazi-trials-in-germany 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 As Angela Merkel prepares to join celebrations marking 60 years since Saarland voted to become a part of Germany, The Local looks at what has changed for this tiny western border state over the decades - and how Germany's "little reunification" came about. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/the-day-saarland-said-yes-to-germany Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:39:49 +0200 the-day-saarland-said-yes-to-germany A century after the 1914 outbreak of World War One, builders restoring a castle hit upon an infantry unit’s hidden tribute to their fallen comrades. https://www.thelocal.de/20141121/miracle-find-of-wwi-time-capsule Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0100 miracle-find-of-wwi-time-capsule 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 Hundreds of thousands of rare records and images from World War I have been put online by the German government, ahead of Monday's 100th anniversary of the start of the conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20140723/german-government-wwi-archive-opened-to-public-online Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:56:00 +0200 german-government-wwi-archive-opened-to-public-online 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 Saturday June 28th marks 100 years since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo which sparked World War I. We mark the anniversary by showing rare photos from a German soldier of everyday life behind the front lines. https://www.thelocal.de/20140627/photos-capture-a-german-soliders-life-behind-wwi-lines Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:01:00 +0200 photos-capture-a-german-soliders-life-behind-wwi-lines Wilhelm II was usually portrayed in heavily decorated army uniform, but the last Kaiser's heart yearned for the sea and German naval power from an early age, a series of newly discovered childhood drawings shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20140616/german-kaiser-wilhelm-iis-love-of-the-sea-resurfaces Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:08:00 +0200 german-kaiser-wilhelm-iis-love-of-the-sea-resurfaces An exhibition opened in Berlin last week of rare colour photos from World War I. Haunting images of soldiers in trenches take centre stage in the collection. https://www.thelocal.de/20140415/colour-snaps-wwi-go-on-display-in-berlin Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:50:00 +0200 colour-snaps-wwi-go-on-display-in-berlin Young Germans are more interested in World War One than generations before them, a poll released on Wednesday revealed. The results come amid controversy over the government's lack of plans to commemorate the centenary. https://www.thelocal.de/20140116/young-germans-more-keen-to-learn-about-world-war-one-wwi Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:34:00 +0100 young-germans-more-keen-to-learn-about-world-war-one-wwi As most of Europe readies itself to commemorate a century following the start of World War I, the German government has, as yet, no plans to organize an event to remember the Great War. https://www.thelocal.de/20140113/german-government-no-plans-to-commemorate-world-war-i Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:45:00 +0100 german-government-no-plans-to-commemorate-world-war-i