Between 1961 and 1989, the Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany and prevented the mass defection that took place after World War II. It also acted as a symbolic…
The Polish trade union, Solidarność, and its leader Lech Walesa, become household names across Europe and the world following the Gdansk shipyard strikes in the summer of 1980. In 1981,…
Erfurt is the capital and largest city in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. It is located in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, within the wide valley of…
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990.…
The 1930s was one of the most tumultuous decades for Germany. Already crippled by the debt they accrued from World War One, the European nation faced even tougher times following…
On December 28, 1978, a combination of a low pressure system from the Mediterranean Sea, which brought moisture and mild temperatures, and a high pressure system from Scandinavia, which featured…
Here is an amazing collection of vintage photographs that shows everyday life in Germany from the 1910s. Coffee canteen at AEG, 1909. This canteen in the large-machine factory [Großmaschinenfabrik] of…
These fascinating photos which captured street scenes of Germany were taken by Roger W during his summer-long trip in Europe in 1963. “I had seen much of Germany while I was in…
Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which got…