German Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted on Thursday that much of eastern Germany was still haunted by "fears of decline" as he met state premiers from the region, where support for the far-right AfD ...

Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

The front page of The Tennessean on Nov. 10, 1989 declared: "East Germans dance on Wall," and displayed a photo of three men, ...

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The core differences between the East German “National People’s Army” (NVA) and the Nazi German Wehrmacht that came before it were doctrinal in nature. Despite having a handful of outward similarities ...

Depopulated towns in Germany's ex-communist east have come up with a novel scheme to bring back life: offering people several weeks of super-cheap housing to give would-be residents a taste of the ...

The far-right AfD party continues to be successful in Germany's former East. BERLIN -- In the evening hours of Nov. 9, 1989 the world watched as East Berliners climbed over the wall for the first time ...

EISENHÜTTENSTADT, Germany — Back behind the Iron Curtain, when this town 75 miles southeast of Berlin was called Stalinstadt, it was meant to be a blueprint for utopian life in Communist East Germany ...

When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other country – finding homes, getting jobs, starting families.

Though spared from actual warfare, the tank’s role in deterrence and crisis response was crucial, influencing global military dynamics and leaving an indelible mark on armored history. During the Cold ...