The Left's image as the last line of defense for Germany's traditional " social state " ( Sozialstaat ) proved to be a magnet for voters in western as well as eastern Germany.

In the last months of World War II, a fourth branch of the SS known as the " Auxiliary-SS " was formed from non-SS members conscripted to serve in Germany's concentration camps.

Rudolph I's last agnatic descendant was Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress ( 1717 – 1780 ), by Albert I of Germany's fourth son Albert II, Duke of Austria.

Ironically the last three of these battles were amongst Germany's most celebrated victories in World War I.

This was part of Germany's last opportunity to win the war.

After this last tour, band member Rade left, but not without releasing tracks on their greatest hits album Panorama 1991-1997 which featured two tracks with Germany's major rap group Die Fantastischen Vier, one of which became a minor hit in Switzerland as well as in Germany.

Eleven years before Germany's first attempt at democracy really took its last breath, when the Nazis came to power in 1933, in this poem Tucholsky already pointed a finger at those responsible – the poem describes the " mob " living off the republic, sabotaging it and scrawling swastikas on its doors.

After Germany's defeat at the Marne, there began a series of flanking maneuvres by both the Germans, and the British and French Allies heading northwards in one last attempt to end the war quickly.

Generally these involved increasing the Panzer IV's armor protection or upgrading its weapons, although during the last months of the war with Germany's pressing need for rapid replacement of losses, design changes also included retrograde measures to simplify and speed manufacture.

* Battle of Kursk, the decisive battle that was Nazi Germany's last major offensive in the east and one of the largest tank battles in history.

The Ladenschlussgesetz in its current form was first enacted on 28 November 1956 following pressure from Germany's trade unions ; in its last revision ( of 2 June 2003 ), points of sale ( Verkaufsstellen ) must be closed at any of the following times:

* Neusser Bürger-Schützenfest: one of Germany's largest marksmen's festivals, taking place annually on the last weekend in August ; roundabout 7000 marksmen take part in the traditional parades.

Germany's final goal of the 1974 World Cup was set up by a midfielder, Bonhof, who was set in motion by one of the last of the ' classic ' international wingers – Jürgen Grabowski.

Varvio last played for Ravensburg EV in Germany's GerObL before retiring in 2005.

Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley Stadium before its demolition when he scored the winning goal in Germany's qualifier for the 2002 World Cup against England in October 2000.

At the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952, in the 5000 metres final, after being passed on the last bend by the Czech long distance runner, Emil Zátopek, France's Alain Mimoun, and West Germany's Herbert Schade, Chataway's foot brushed the curb and he crashed headlong to the ground.

He followed an active Turkish policy. Have not Germany's first stirrings in active politics, the Treaty of Rapallo, clearly brought her at last nearer to being more respected ?. This treaty splits opinion into different camps when the Russian problem is considered.

It was Nazi Germany's last territorial gain prior to World War II.

* The Dülkener Schöppenmarkt, a type of flea / junk market, which takes place on the day after the last Carnival parade, is one of Germany's biggest.

After 32 goals combined in his last two years, with back-to-back national championships, he signed with Germany's TSV 1860 München.

In Madrid on 22 September 1976, Maria married Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, a Hohenzollern great-grandson of Germany's last emperor, Wilhelm II and, like his bride, a great-great grandchild of Victoria, Queen of the British Empire.

Germany's true intentions were at last made manifest in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, concluded with the Bolsheviks in 1918.

With American entry into the war in 1917 on the Allied side, and the failure of Germany's spring offensive, Germany was out of manpower.

In 2010, Germany's interior minister has criticised the UK tabloids for their offensive references to the war in much of the coverage leading up to the England v Germany clash.

The failure of Germany's spring offensive exhausted its reserves and they were unable to launch new offensives.

In the summer of 1943, the culmination of " Lucy's " success came in transmitting the details of Germany's plans for Operation Zitadelle, a planned summer offensive against the Kursk salient, which became a strategic defeat for the German army — the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the initiative on the eastern front for the remainder of the war.

The Finnish units, especially the 6th Division of the III Finnish Corps, made good progress and inflicted heavy casualties on the Soviet forces, but due the limited resources and an overstretched frontline the Finnish commander Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered to not proceed with the offensive, possibly after consultation with Mannerheim not to get too deeply involved in Germany's war.

On 11 April, after receiving reinforcements in Oslo, General Falkenhorst's offensive began ; its goal was to link up Germany's scattered forces before the Norwegians could effectively mobilize or any major Allied intervention could take place.

RWTH Aachen University, established as Polytechnicum in 1870, is one of the Germany's Universities of Excellence with strong emphasis on technological research, especially for electrical and mechanical engineering, computer sciences, physics, and chemistry.

The heated debate that resulted was settled by the Bundestag ( Germany's parliament ) only on 20 June 1991.

The Beethoven Monument stands on the Münsterplatz, which is flanked by the Bonn Minster, one of Germany's oldest churches.

Many European countries still place strong restrictions on store opening hours on Sundays, an example being Germany's Ladenschlussgesetz.

Conservative thought developed alongside nationalism in Germany, culminating in Germany's victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War, the creation of the unified German Empire in 1871, and the simultaneous rise of Otto von Bismarck on the European political stage.

This overlooked Germany's strategic position and ignored how the efforts of individuals were somewhat marginalized on the front, since the belligerents were engaged in a new kind of war.

The weakness of Germany's strategic position was exacerbated by the rapid collapse of the other Central Powers in late 1918, following Allied victories on the Macedonian and Italian fronts.

He had learned of Germany's defeat while being treated for temporary blindness following a gas attack on the front.

The 08 / 15 film trilogy of 1954 – 55 concerns a sensitive young German soldier who rather be playing the piano who fights on the Eastern Front without understanding why, and no mention is made of genocidal aspects of Germany's war in East.

* 1933 – Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire.

Peaceful collaborations with its neighbors remain one of Germany's biggest political objectives, and Germany has been on the forefront of most achievements made in European integration:

Bismarck tried to foster alliances in Europe, on one hand to contain France, and on the other hand to consolidate Germany's influence in Europe.

Berlin's analysis proved mistaken on every point, leading to Germany's increasing isolation and its dependence on the Triple Alliance, which brought together Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

Germany's reliance time and again on sheer power, while Britain increasingly appealed to moral sensibilities, played a role, especially in seeing the invasion of Belgium as a necessary military tactic or a profound moral crime.

With the collapse of Communism in 1989, reunion on West Germany's terms followed.

For the only time in West Germany's history, the government fell on a vote of no confidence.

While concentrated on establishing a modern, centralised state in Sicily, he was mostly absent from Germany and issued far-reaching privileges to Germany's secular and ecclesiastical princes: In the 1220 Confoederatio cum principibus ecclesiasticis, Frederick gave up a number of regalia in favour of the bishops, among them tariffs, coining, and fortification.

With the announcement of Germany's surrender, Terboven committed suicide on 8 May 1945 by detonating 50 kg dynamite in a bunker on the Skaugum compound.

Goebbels concluded that " Two thousand years of Western history are in danger ," and he blamed Germany's failures on the Jews.