Germany
The Extraordinary Disappearing Act of a Novelist Banned by the Nazis
Driven into exile because of her work’s “anti-German” themes, Irmgard Keun took her own life—or did she?
Oldest-Ever Python Fossil Found in Europe
The 47-million-year-old snake pushes the evolutionary origins of the group back some 20 million years
A Taste of the German Christmas Market at Home
Normally. the German-speaking lands of Central Europe would be bustling filled with food, drink, good cheer, and other longstanding traditional activities
With Lightning Speed and Agility, Germany's Ar 234 Blitz Jet Bomber Was a Success That Ultimately Failed
Only one is known to survive today and it is in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
$340,000 Surrealist Painting Found in Recycling Bin at German Airport
Authorities managed to recover the Yves Tanguy work—left behind by a businessman bound for Tel Aviv—before it was destroyed
New Digital Project Details 150 Belgian Libraries Looted by the Nazis
During WWII, a special ideological unit stole some 250,000 to 300,000 books for research and propaganda purposes
Divers Discover Nazi Enigma Machine Thrown Into the Baltic Sea During WWII
German forces used the device—likely cast into the water to avoid falling into Allied hands—to encode military messages
Authorities Arrest Three Suspects in $1 Billion Dresden Jewel Heist
Investigators linked the November 2019 burglary to an organized crime syndicate
European Countries Enact New Lockdowns Amid Surge in Covid-19 Cases
Unlike the first round of indefinite lockdowns, most restrictions are planned to last about one month
The Heiress Who Stole a Vermeer, Witchcraft in Post-WWII Germany and Other New Books to Read
These five November releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Why a German Museum Is Displaying Fake Paintings From Its Collections
A taboo-breaking exhibition at Cologne's Museum Ludwig spotlights misattributed Russian avant-garde works
Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer May Hold Clues to the Amber Room's Fate
Divers have found sealed chests and military vehicles in the "Karlsruhe," which was sunk by Soviet planes in 1945
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction With Horten's All-Wing Aircraft Design
New research dispels some of the myths behind the world's first jet-powered flying wing
Listen to a Lost Ella Fitzgerald Recording
In 1962, the singer returned to Berlin to reprise a famous 1960 concert. The tapes were forgotten—until now
Germany May Have Banished Nazism, but Its Medieval Anti-Semitism Is Still in Plain Sight
In the city where Martin Luther revolutionized Christianity, a vile, 700-year-old sculpture openly denigrates Jews. Why is it still there?
Is This Ancient Map of the Cosmos Younger Than Previously Thought?
A controversial new analysis of the Nebra Sky Disc suggests the artifact dates to the Iron Age, not the Bronze Age
The Little-Known Story of World War II's 'Last Million' Displaced People
A new book by historian David Nasaw tells the story of refugees who could not—or would not—return home after the conflict
Wreck of German Warship Sunk in 1940 Found Off Norwegian Coast
A British torpedo struck the "Karlsruhe" during the Nazis' invasion of the Scandinavian country
Why 'Friendship Books' Were the 17th-Century Version of Facebook
Dozens of 17th-century dignitaries signed a 227-page manuscript recently acquired by a German library
See 12 Stunning Portraits of World War II Veterans
Photographer Zach Coco has spent the past five years documenting more than 100 men and women's stories
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