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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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Was the Weimar Republic referred to as such by contemporaries?

The constitution signed in the town of Schwazburg (about 76 road km from Weimar) was titled: Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reiches. Vom 11. August 1919 They didn't create a new country, but gave th …
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Who considered themselves as "Prussian"?

Prussian law was the base of German law, but the final result was the merging of the Napoleon law books (still used in the Rheinland and Southern Germany) taking the best of both. …
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Was "Nobody intends to build a wall" Machiavellian?

Was "Nobody intends to build a wall" Machiavellian? It is more in the form of Doublethink: "Truth is What Serves the Party". It is in the interest of the party for the world to believe that they hav …
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Was there an East German counterpart to the Goethe-Institut?

The KIZ are comparable to the Goethe Institutes in Germany (since 1952). … The aim pursued here was the demarcation from the Federal Republic of Germany, which had maintained a Goethe Institute in Paris since 1961, and the civil society rapprochement with France. …
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Have any non-German NATO forces been stationed in Eastern Germany since reunification?

Republic and of Berlin, units of German armed forces assigned to military alliance structures in the same way as those in the rest of German territory may also be stationed in that part of Germany, but … Foreign armed forces and nuclear weapons or their carriers will not be stationed in that part of Germany or deployed there. …
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What do the last four digits of this postal cancellation stamp mean?

Stamp head of a hand stamp (fist stamp, hammer stamp, self-inking stamp), day stamp (Tagesstempel) Lübeck 1, 3-4 PM Small style stamp used until 1956 (1964 in East Germany) Larger stamp used between …
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Why was an independant Saarland country created twice after each world war?

After WW2, there was no restriction and it was Frances intension to make this a permanent solution. 1954 an agreement was made to allow a referendum to take place which led to reintegration to Germany
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Was WW2 necessary for Germany economically?

In any case, apart from Germany and Italy, only Japan can be regarded as a Power standing firm in the face of the world peril. … For a victory of Bolshevism over Germany would not lead to a Versailles Treaty but to the final destruction, indeed to the annihilation of the German people. …
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Why in most German places is the church the tallest building?

The maximum building hights are determined by each city (or as in Berlin possible each City District). In Berlin the first Bebauungsplan (Building Plan) of 1862 regulated standard street widths of 2 …
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Where did Otto von Bismarck say "lying awake all night, hating"?

Bismarck is very famous for his quotes, but even the Otto-von-Bismarck-Stiftung has no complete summary of them (at least online). Asking them would be your best option for a reliable result, since …
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How was the reichmarks to deutschmarks supported?

The initial sum was paid out against the ration card of each person in 2 installments (21st June 1948: DM 40 and 2 months later 20). All cash had to paid into a special account by the 26th June 1948 …
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Post WWII Munich- U.S.occupation

It would be better to add more details, mainly what you understand as 'US HQ in Munich'. The source below gives some details about the establishment of the Office of Military Government for Bavaria (O …
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Is the story of Peter Niers brutal execution authentic?

Yes, the story is plausible considering the amount, mannor and purpose of the crimes. The first is that flaying someone's skin would cause a lot of bleeding. Here I think the attempt would be made t …
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What is the original German version of Bismarck's phrase about intentions and capabilities?

The Bismarck Stiftung contains a short list of quotes, none of which fit the given quote. A further article (Bismarck and the Russian values) Bismarck und die russischen Werte (in German), express som …
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Did a British civilian row across the channel and shoot 6 Luftwaffe pilots?

A British man heard that some Luftwaffe were bragging about bombing London (this was amidst the siege of Britain made by Germany during WWII). …
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