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For questions on German Empire, Weimar Republic, German Democratic Republic and the modern Federal Republic of Germany. Questions regarding the Third Reich should be tagged with Nazi-Germany.

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When was the last coal mine in Germany established?

Recently, the last German coal mine (excluding brown coal) was closed. For more than 50 years, German mines were struggling because their coal was too expensive. I wonder when and where the last Ger …
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Why did German typewriters not use Fraktur?

Fraktur was the dominant typeface in Germany for centuries until the Nazis suddenly stopped using it in WWII. … I wonder, if someone build a typewriter in Germany in 1920, why did they use Antiqua (latin letters) instead of Fraktur? …
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What did Germany gain from the Armistice of 11 November 1918?

The conditions of the armistice were very unfavourable for Germany: The naval blockade continued, prisoners of war were not released, but parts of Germany were occupied and Germany lost the practical means … This may be too naive, but why did Germany not just stop fighting or surrender? …
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Did anyone challenge the Nazi regime in court?

In 1933, when the Nazi regime was not fully established, were there court cases where people tried to legally challenge illegal actions by the government (like imprisonment without verdict, removing n …
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What was the standard time in the Principality of Lippe?

Before the German Reich introduced the Middle European Time as standard time for the whole of Germany in 1893, which time was used in the Principality of Lippe (Fürstentum Lippe)? …
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