Germany – Page 101 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

380,000 Soviet troops in East Germany were told not to interfere with bringing down the Berlin Wall – Gorbachev

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor

The USSR had scores of soldiers deployed in East Germany in 1989 but all of them were ordered to stand down to allow for Berlin’s “wall of mistrust” to fall, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said. … Read More >380,000 Soviet troops in East Germany were told not to interfere with bringing down the Berlin Wall – Gorbachev

Op-ed

‘We are on a path of war again’: 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, Europe betrays its own hopes (By Willy Wimmer)

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the symbols of the Cold War, Europe remains divided because it chose confrontation over a common future, Willy Wimmer, Germany’s former State Secretary for Defense believes. … Read More >‘We are on a path of war again’: 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, Europe betrays its own hopes (By Willy Wimmer)

No more US soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie: Berlin authorities ban actors over tourist harassment claims

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019By Editor

Visitors to Berlin hoping to take a snap with actors dressed as American soldiers at the iconic Checkpoint Charlie may find themselves disappointed, as authorities have banned people from posing as Cold War-era guards. … Read More >No more US soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie: Berlin authorities ban actors over tourist harassment claims

ONE in THREE people in Germany will have migrant roots in only 2 decades, researcher predicts

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019By Editor

In as little as 20 years, more than 30 percent of people living in Germany will have foreign backgrounds, a migration expert has calculated, estimating that the percentage could be double in larger cities. … Read More >ONE in THREE people in Germany will have migrant roots in only 2 decades, researcher predicts

Germany’s Dresden adopts ‘Nazi emergency’ resolution, but critics say it’s a ‘linguistic blunder’

Posted on November 3, 2019November 3, 2019By Editor

Dresden, the capital of Germany’s Saxony state, has hit the local headlines after city council members declared a “Nazi emergency” in the city. … Read More >Germany’s Dresden adopts ‘Nazi emergency’ resolution, but critics say it’s a ‘linguistic blunder’

‘Halt this escalation!’ Bundestag MPs demand that US troops leave Germany to avoid tensions with Russia

Posted on October 26, 2019October 26, 2019By Editor

German MPs have demanded that the government expel US forces stationed in Germany. MPs argue that their presence only serves the purposes of the US illegal wars in the Middle East and stokes tensions with Moscow. … Read More >‘Halt this escalation!’ Bundestag MPs demand that US troops leave Germany to avoid tensions with Russia

Bundestag Lawmakers Want US Troops, Nukes Out of Germany

Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019By Editor

Lawmakers from Germany’s opposition Left (Die Linke) Party want US troops and nuclear weapons out of the country, calling on Berlin to cancel the agreements allowing foreign armed forces to be stationed in Germany … Read More >Bundestag Lawmakers Want US Troops, Nukes Out of Germany

First PHOTO of suspected Halle ‘NAZI’ killer who LIVESTREAMED shooting spree on Twitch

Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019By Editor

A gunman who killed two people in Halle, Germany broadcast the attack on the live streaming website Twitch, according to media reports. The killer reportedly used anti-Semitic statements and neo-Nazi slogans. … Read More >First PHOTO of suspected Halle ‘NAZI’ killer who LIVESTREAMED shooting spree on Twitch

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Attackers wore combat-style clothing, had several weapons – eyewitnesses to shooting outside German synagogue (PHOTOS)

Posted on October 9, 2019October 3, 2020By Editor

Witnesses to an attack outside a synagogue in Halle, Germany, which killed two people on Wednesday say the perpetrators had donned combat-style clothing and were armed with multiple weapons. … Read More >Attackers wore combat-style clothing, had several weapons – eyewitnesses to shooting outside German synagogue (PHOTOS)

US F-16 fighter jet crashes in western Germany

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019By Editor

An American F-16 has crashed in an area of forest near Zemmer in western Germany, according to the German Air Force. … Read More >US F-16 fighter jet crashes in western Germany

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