October 7th has been a date marked by transformative moments across history, spanning dramatic battles, groundbreaking ...
This documentary on the history of East Germany is told from the point of view of its people, using authentic historical footage and documents. It covers cultural, economic, and political developments ...
Imagine throwing away a piece of paper and being watched for years because of it. In East Germany, this was the reality. One man’s quiet effort to discuss human rights led to constant surveillance, ...
The year 1965 marked a turning point for art and culture in East Germany, when the ruling Socialist Unity Party decided to take a hard line against the “nihilistic“ and “pornographic“ Western ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - With East Germany in the limelight of celebrations of 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, people who spent the Cold War in the capitalist enclave of West Berlin can be ...
1944: During World War II, U.S. Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany. 1990: West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar ...