Battle for Berlin: April-May 1945
In August 2016, I saw an online ad for sale negatives by Soviet war photographer Valery Faminsky, who had photographed in Crimea in 1944 and Germany in 1945 during the Great Patriotic War. I had never heard of this photographer’s…
Eis, Stahl und Feuer: Deutsche Frontwaffen Jan.–Feb. 1944 _de
Anfang 1944 setzte die Nazi-Armee auf den eisigen Schlachtfeldern Russlands und in den rauen Bergen Norditaliens eine Reihe bahnbrechender Waffen ein, um unter harten Kampfbedingungen die Oberhand zu gewinnen. Von den Grille-Selbstfahrlafetten „Feuerteufel“ und den leistungsstarken leichten Maschinengewehren MG 42 bis…
The construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961 _s2de
Between 1949 and 1961, approximately 2.7 million people left East Germany and East Berlin, increasingly causing difficulties for the SED leadership. About half of this steady stream of refugees were young people under 25. Every day, roughly half a million…
AfD nach Steinmeier-Rede empört
AfD-Chef Tino Chrupalla spricht von Spaltung. (Archivbild) © Alicia Windzio/dpa Bundespräsident Steinmeier warnt in seiner Rede zum 9. November vor Demokratiefeinden. Die AfD erwähnt er nicht direkt, sie fühlt sich aber gemeint – und wirft Steinmeier Amtsmissbrauch vor. Berlin – Die…
Corona-Impfstoff knapp: Infektionszahlen steigen in Hessen deutlich
Hausärzte können wegen Lieferengpässen keine Covid-Impfungen anbieten, während das Infektionsgeschehen zunimmt. Wiesbaden – Über Hessen rollt die erste Infektionswelle der Wintersaison. „Die Vormittag-Sprechstunde war heiß, es gibt viele, viele, viele Krankschreibungen“, sagt Christian Sommerbrodt, Vorsitzender des hessischen Hausärzteverbands. Vor vier Wochen habe…
Channel migrant crisis hits new milestone as Shabana Mahmood considers major changes
More than 39,000 migrants have crossed the Channel (Image: Getty) The number of migrants to have crossed the Channel surged past 39,000 on Remembrance Sunday as it emerged 14 sites could be used to house asylum seekers. At least 300 people…
Tim Davie resignation is the BBC’s ‘last chance’ or millions will stop paying licence fee
Tim Davie is quitting over the BBC bias scandal (Image: Getty) The BBC was plunged into a fresh crisis last night as boss Tim Davie quit over the broadcaster’s bias scandal. Mr Davie, the corporation’s Director General, told staff he had…
Nigel Farage tears into Labour as he makes new Reform announcement
Watch live: Nigel Farage holds Reform press conference This video file cannot be played.(Error Code: 102404) Nigel Farage ripped into Labour as he set out his pitch to small businesses today. The Reform UK leader announced a new group called Small Business for Reform at…
Keir Starmer breaks his silence in BBC bias row and ‘doctored’ Trump speech
Keir Starmer has spoken out about the BBC (Image: Getty) Keir Starmer has backed the BBC and insisted it was not “corrupt” or “institutionally biased” despite the resignation of two top executives in a row over its news reporting. BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the corporation would…
Disaster for Rachel Reeves as 160k sign petition against ‘retirement tax’ – ‘vicious!’
Rachel Reeves could clobber pensioners with a double whammy on tax (Image: AP) Rachel Reeves must spare pensioners from punishing tax rises in the Budget or Labour will “pay the price” at the ballot box. Fears are mounting that the Chancellor…