Starmer joins Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity.H
British and French leaders discuss Ukraine and Middle East amid fears for future of Nato after Trump’s re-election Keir Starmer has joined Emmanuel Macron in Paris for the French Armistice Day service, in a pointed show of European solidarity days after Donald…
Vintage Photographs of the Life in Germany From the 1910s.H
Here is an amazing collection of vintage photographs that shows everyday life in Germany from the 1910s. Coffee canteen at AEG, 1909. This canteen in the large-machine factory [Großmaschinenfabrik] of the AEG [Allgemeine Elektizitäts-Gesellschaft or General Electric Company] provided coffee for…
Competition for Decorated Trams, Germany, 1908.H
Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German). Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German. In 1865, a horse tramway was established in Berlin. In 1881, the world’s first…
Labour’s farm tax will make President Putin and President Xi stronger!H
This Government has shown it is cruel and callous (Image: Darren Staples-WPA Pool/Getty Images) Labour’s betrayal of our farming communities should not come as a surprise. We knew they didn’t care about our rural communities when their manifesto contained just 87…
55+ interessante Farbfotografien, die den Alltag in der DDR Mitte der 1970er Jahre einfangen.H
Während des Kalten Krieges und nach dem Bau der Berliner Mauer gab es in vielen Teilen der Welt kaum Möglichkeiten, das Leben in der DDR vollständig zu erfassen. Tatsächlich war der Ostblockstaat jahrzehntelang sowohl physisch als auch ideologisch vom Westen…
Vintage Photographs Show German Women Practicing Swedish Gymnastics in Hamburg From the Early 20th Century.H
These photographs were taken between 1902 and 1910 by Heinrich Hamann in Hamburg, Germany. As a keen gymnast, Hamann portrayed many athletes in action. Here, German women exercising Swedish Gymnastics in a sports hall and on the Heiligengeistfeld (German: “field…
52 Incredible Found Photos Offer a Rare Glimpse Into Everyday Life in West Germany in 1949.H
These found color photos from Found Slides that capture everyday life of West Germany in 1949. Wiesbaden Market 1590 building in Idstein Along the Neckar River Autobahn-Karlsruhe to Frankfurt Baden-Baden Barge on Neckar River Between Wildbad and…
Norway After Liberation: Rare Historical Photos Show German Prisoners of War in 1945 and Their Impact.H
The German occupation of Norway began on 9 April 1940 after German forces invaded the neutral Scandinavian country of Norway. It ended on 8 May 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously…
A Journey Through East Germany in 1980: Fascinating Photos Capture Life Behind the Iron Curtain.H
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state,…
“55 Stunning Color Photos Reveal Life in West Germany in 1961.H
West Germany, from 1949 to 1990, a republic consisting of the western two-thirds of what is now Germany. West Germany was created in 1949 when the United States, Great Britain, and France consolidated those zones, or portions, of Germany that…