Germany: Misc

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the German R&B band Soultans signed on with the same record label which wrote some of Elvis Presley's songs?
the German prisoners of war built part of the Stade de Gerland stadium in Lyon, France, after the First World War?
the German late Romantic composer Richard Wetz (pictured), in 1928, was appointed foreign member of the Prussian Academy of the Arts, alongside Igor Stravinsky?
the German socialist women's activist Lore Agnes was jailed in 1914 for having called on women to oppose the war during a March 8 rally?
the German Seenotdienst (early aircraft pictured) was the first organized air-sea rescue service?
the German KarstadtQuelle AG is the largest department store corporation in Europe with over 100,000 employees?
the German football club Dansk Gymnastik Forening Flensborg, founded in 1923, is a club of the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig?
the German-language socialist newspaper Volkswille in Katowice, Poland, went from daily to weekly publication after the 1933 Nazi takeover stopped the newspaper's financial subsidies from Germany?
the Catholic Church denied the German-Nicaraguan Enrique Gottel burial in a Managua cemetery because he was a Freemason?
the Allies broke through the largest German entrenched position in World War One at the Battle of the Hindenburg Line?
the character actor Tom Greenway, shot down as a pilot in World War II, spent more than a year in Italian and German POW camps?
the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany is only the second delisted UNESCO World Heritage Site?
the genera Bergerocactus and Bergeranthus are named after Alwin Berger, a German botanist best known for his contribution to the nomenclature of succulent plants, particularly agaves and cacti?
the French light cruiser Marseillaise was sabotaged by her own crew on November 27, 1942, in order to prevent the Germans from capturing the ship?
the German company Jako threatened to sue the Football Association of Ireland when referee Anthony Buttimer refused to allow Sligo Rovers to wear their kit in a League of Ireland match?
the hamlet of Wigratzbad in Germany was home to Marian apparitions in the early 20th century, and today houses a shrine visited by approximately 500,000 pilgrims every year?
the Franconian derby between 1. FC Nuremberg and SpVgg Greuther Fürth is the most played football match in Germany with over 250 games between the two sides?
the Battle of Krasny Bor was a World War II battle in which neutral Spain assisted Germany with an all volunteer infantry division?
the Bienwald is a large forested area in the southern Pfalz region of Germany, near the towns of Kandel and Wörth am Rhein?
the Blauhöhle in Germany's Swabian Alb is a huge cave system with more than 50-meter (164-feet) high caverns that can be accessed by diving through the Blautopf (pictured)?
the Zentrale Stelle (Central Office) was established in 1958 by the West German government to investigate war crimes committed outside Germany by Nazi forces?
the Bonn–Oberkassel train ferry was one of six train ferries that commenced operations across the Rhine in Germany in the late 19th century?
the Alsace-Lorraine Regional Party, founded in 1903, was the first Catholic political organization in the German province of Alsace-Lorraine?
the stained glass windows (pictured) of Alois Plum, found in many German churches in Germany, integrate the architecture of the church's space with the liturgy?
the Luxembourgian football club FV Stadt Düdelingen won the German Gauliga Mittelrhein in 1942 and went on to the German championship finals, losing 0–2 to FC Schalke 04?
the Jewish mother of former German Federal Minister of Justice Gerhard Jahn died at Auschwitz?
the megalithic Altendorf tomb in Hesse, Germany contains bones from at least 235 individuals from the New Stone Age?
the megalithic Niedertiefenbach tomb in Hesse, Germany has at least ten discernible layers of burials from the New Stone Age?
the Russo-Japanese War vintage Japanese cruiser Yakumo (pictured) was the only warship in the Imperial Japanese Navy (aside from prizes-of-war) to have been built in Germany?
the 200 km/h maximum speed of the Munich-Nuremberg Express (pictured) makes it the only regional train in Germany fast enough to not impede ICE traffic?
the "van" in the name of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is a remnant of his Flemish ancestry?
following the revelation of the Secret Intelligence Service radio station Skylark B in Trondheim in September 1941, eleven of the group members were sent to German death camps?
early 20th century German explorers mounted many expeditions to the Ramu river in German New Guinea in the hope of finding gold?
in 1843 the German missionary Hermann Mögling published the first ever newspaper in the Kannada language?
in 1918 the UK hospital ships HMHS Rewa and HMHS Glenart Castle were sunk by German U-boats within two months of each other?
in 1935, the uniform of the national-conservative Bismarckjugend was banned in Germany?
in 1933, the German Socialist Labour Party of Poland supported the Bundist call for boycott of goods produced in Germany, in protest of the Hitler regime?
during the G-8 Summit in Germany on June 7-8, Russian president Vladimir Putin offered to deploy elements of an American anti-misssile shield in Qabala Radiolocation Station in Azerbaijan instead of Poland and the Czech Republic?
during his lifetime, Radu Irimescu worked as a German naval officer, Romanian Air Force pilot, banker, businessman, government minister, and diplomat to the United States?
both former German Federal Minister of Labor Norbert Blüm and former Secretary of State of France Alain Vivien have been recognized with the Leipzig Human Rights Award?
because of Salvatore Pincherle, German mathematicians could attend the Third International Congress of Mathematicians despite a ban imposed during World War I?
both the Irish Pine and Irish Oak, which were chartered from the United States by Irish Shipping Ltd during the Second World War, were sunk by German U-boats despite their neutral status?
by the time he returned to England in 1878 after collecting plants in Colombia, German plant collector Guillermo Kalbreyer had lost more than half of his collection?
during World War II, the United States developed Who me?, a top secret stench weapon designed to humiliate German officers?
during World War I, a British propaganda claim that Germans converted the bodies of their dead soldiers into various products, was based on a mistranslation of the German word Kadaver?
in 2003, German authorities foiled a plot by a neo-Nazi group to set off a bomb at the Ohel Jakob synagogue cornerstone ceremony?
in 1943 British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 was shot down by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was an attempt to assassinate Winston Churchill?
one of the first acts of the Second World War on the continent of North America was the seizure of the German cargo ship Christoph Van Doornum by the Sheriff of Botwood?
one of the international polls on the 2008 U.S. presidential election found 22 percent of German women would have an affair with Barack Obama?
several countries, including Sweden and Germany have started a nuclear power phase-out, with the goal of gradually shutting down all nuclear power plants?
sibling alpine skiers Ornella and Manfred Oettl Reyes are members of Peru's first team at the Winter Olympics, despite being born and living their entire lives in Germany?
stained glass in Marston Bigot church in Somerset, England is from the abbey of Altenberg in Germany and depicts a scene from the early life of St Bernard?
since 1978, countries including Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States have compiled government reports on groups referred to as cults?
none of the more than 1000 windows in the Waldspirale residential complex (pictured) in Darmstadt, Germany are identical?
most of the skeletons found at Talheim Death Pit, a mass grave in Germany dating to 5000 BC, show signs of skull trauma, and scientists have concluded that those buried there were victims of genocide?
in spite of hesitations due to the growing influence of Nazism in Germany, the International Federation of Trade Unions moved its headquarters to Berlin in 1931?
in order to cut costs, Olau Line re-flagged their cruiseferry Olau Hollandia to Luxembourg in January 1993, but were forced to revert the ship to German flag only a month later?
in the 2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga season, with the Rugby Club Luxembourg, a team from Luxembourg competes in the German 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga?
it took two German submarines, UB-6 and UB-16, to dispatch two World War I Royal Navy recruits?
medieval Liubice, the capital of Prince Henry of the Obotrites, was the predecessor to Lübeck, Germany?
the Frauenfriedenskirche (pictured) at Frankfurt am Main (Germany) is an unusual expressionist church, decorated with monumental mosaics?
the Free Association of German Trade Unions was the only trade union in Germany to reject the Burgfrieden, a civil truce between the socialist movement and the German state during World War I?
the importance of the acorn as fodder for locally raised pigs led the German town of Kirchardt to include one on the town crest?
the historic Samson Pit silver mine in the Harz Mountains of Germany was, for a long time, the deepest mine in the world?
the initials of John Hathorn and his wife carved into brick on their house in Warwick, New York show the influence of Germanic building traditions?
the island of Schwanenwerder in Berlin, Germany, houses a column (pictured) from the former Tuileries Palace?
the large number of Baroque buildings (Castle Mainau pictured) on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route are the result of immigration to depopulated areas of Upper Swabia, Germany and the following building boom at the end of the Thirty Years' War?
the large reredos above the altar in St. Martin's Church in Brighton, England, includes 20 pictures and 69 statues, all of which were carved in Oberammergau, Germany?
the founder of Byzantine studies in Germany is Hieronymus Wolf who, approximately 100 years after the fall of Byzantium, began to edit and translate Byzantine literature?
the first shots by the United States in World War I were fired by the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry from El Morro Castle at a German ship in San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico?
the first German U-boat sunk by the United States Navy in World War II was U-656, sunk on 1 March 1942?
the fighter pilot Aleksandr Kazakov destroyed 32 German and Austro-Hungarian planes during WWI, while his formal tally of 17 is explained by the fact that only planes crashed in the Russian-held territory were officially counted?
the first post-war survey of sympathy for Nazism in Germany was conducted in 1947 by the Allensbach Institute?
the first Volkswagen ever built outside Germany was assembled in Ireland?
the first shot fired by British Empire forces in World War I was targeted at the German ship Pfalz which was departing Melbourne, Australia as Britain declared war on Germany?
the first military plane mass-produced in Germany was the Rumpler Taube in 1910?
the largest group of Asian residents in Germany are Vietnamese, totalling 83,526 people as of 2004?
the long-running German TV show Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst is the only German television format to have entered the United States, where it is produced by Fox as America's Most Wanted?
the song "Zwei Kleine Italiener" references the homesickness experienced by guest workers in Germany during the Wirtschaftswunder?
the reconstruction of the Saalburg, Germany's most completely reconstructed Roman fort, began under Kaiser Wilhelm II?
the test for enrollment at Germany's Helmut Schmidt University involves not an intelligence test, but military training and troop procedures?
the well-publicized defection of German agent Erich Vermehren in early 1944 led directly to the demise of the Abwehr?
two steam trains were involved in a head-on collision on the Lößnitzgrundbahn heritage railway in Saxony, Germany, on 12 September 2009?
thousands of toads in Hamburg, Germany recently became mysterious exploding toads?
the public reaction after the death of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia caused Adolf Hitler to issue a decree barring all members of Germany's former royal houses from service in the military?
the parents of Anna Seidel, a German Sinologist and expert on Taoism, risked the death penalty by hiding a Jewish friend during World War II?
the medieval Slavic Milceni tribe, ancestors of the Sorbs of Germany, are mentioned in The Song of Roland?
the longest river on the island of New Guinea, the Sepik (pictured), was named the Kaiserin Augusta by German explorers in 1884, after the German Empress of the day?
the only action seen by the French ironclad Montcalm during the Franco-Prussian War was the capture of a German barque?
the only countries to medal at all three Nordic skiing disciplines (cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 were Germany, Norway, and the United States?
the only remnants of Mecklenburg Castle, a medieval castle located in present-day Germany, are parts of an earthen wall (pictured)?
the current German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Renate Schmidt was forced to quit school at the age of seventeen because of a pregnancy?
the colonial ghost town of Brunswick, North Carolina was named after Braunschweig, Germany, the birthplace of Great Britain's King George I?
the SS Assyrian started life as a German merchant ship in the First World War and ended it as British merchant in the Second World War?
the Söflingen Abbey in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg is the oldest nunnery of the Order of Poor Ladies in Germany?
the SS Empire Advocate was seized twice by Britain—from Germany after the First World War, and then from Italy during the Second World War?
the Sanssouci Picture Gallery is the oldest extant museum built for a German ruler?
the Scientology Task Force of Hamburg, Germany reported on what it called brainwashing in Scientology's Rehabilitation Project Force?
the Sausage Valley of WWI-era France was so named because the Germans frequently flew a sausage-shaped observation balloon above it?
the decision of Pope Pius XII to appoint German apostolic administrators to occupied Poland during World War II was labelled "one of his most controversial decisions"?
the Nuremberg Transport Museum originally opened as a royal Bavarian railway museum in 1899 and is now the oldest railway museum in Germany?
the Kommissarische Reichsregierung is a label for multiple groups and individuals in Germany and elsewhere who assert that the German Empire continues to exist in its pre-World War II borders?
the Göttingen Academy of Sciences (pictured), founded in 1751 by King George II of Great Britain, is the second oldest of seven academies of sciences in Germany?
the Malmédy Massacre Trial is often used in extreme right-wing German propaganda?
the Mandara kingdom of West Africa was conquered by Modibo Adama of the Fulani Empire, Muhammad Ahmad of Sudan, and Germany within a single hundred year span?
the Master of the Playing Cards (3 of Birds pictured) was a 15th century German engraver and the first major master in the history of printmaking?
the Creeping Groundsel (pictured), a climbing succulent perennial native of South Africa, is a problem weed in New Zealand, but cultivated in parks in Spain and Germany?
the St. Philomena's Church (pictured) in the city of Mysore in India was built in Neo-Gothic style drawing inspiration from the Cologne Cathedral in Germany?
the Altdeutsche Tracht (example pictured), a Renaissance-influenced fashion, was popular in Germany during the last years of the Napoleonic wars as a sign of resistance against "French fashion foolishness"?
the Züschen tomb (pictured) and the Lohra tomb in Hesse, Germany, are prehistoric gallery graves belonging to the Late Neolithic Wartberg culture?
the Jugendweihe is a secular alternative to confirmation in Germany and became a Socialist pledge in the atheist GDR?
the British No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando unit included soldiers from different countries including Germany?
the city of Swakopmund, Namibia has some of the world's best examples of German Art Deco architecture?
the actions of Australian soldiers at the Battle of Epehy during World War I led to German officers in the area saying that they would not fight Australian troops?
the Wild Rugby Academy, formed in 2007, aims to enable Germany to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
the National Assembly, Germany's legislature from 1919 to 1920, convened in Weimar to remind the World War I Allies of Germany's cultural history such as the Weimar residents Goethe and Schiller?
the Trow Ghyll skeleton, found near Clapham in the West Riding of Yorkshire in August 1947, was claimed to have been the decomposed remains of a German spy who died during the war?
the Tierpark Hagenbeck zoo of Hamburg, Germany (pictured) was the first to use moats instead of cages to separate the animals from the public?
the Trygg class was a class of three torpedo boats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy and that they were all sunk during World War II, two after having been captured by the German Kriegsmarine?
the Wawelberg Group was a Polish special-forces unit which began the 1921 Third Silesian Uprising by blowing up seven rail bridges linking Upper Silesia with the rest of Germany?
the Way of Human Rights in Nuremberg, Germany has a sculpture and engraving dedicated to each article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
athlete Gretel Bergmann left Germany for America because she was discriminated against for being Jewish, and that she refused to return to attend festivities when the Berlin-Wilmersdorf sports complex was named in her honour?
at 42 meters tall, the Schlitz Christmas Candle in Schlitz, Germany, is believed to be the tallest non-wax candle in the world?
cyclist Gerald Ciolek became the youngest ever German National Cycling Champion, aged just 18 in 2005?
St. Clement's Church in Büsum, Germany (pictured) is furnished with items looted from Pellworm by the pirate Cord Widderich?
Russian historian and scientist Vladimir N. Beneshevich was arrested on charges of spying for Germany and executed because one of his books was translated into German in 1937?
Soviet fighter pilot Mikhail Devyataev and nine other POWs took over a German He 111 H22 bomber and escaped from the concentration camp on Usedom island?
Anglo-German novelist Elizabeth von Arnim was a cousin to New Zealand short story writer Katherine Mansfield?
Tsar Alexander II of Russia signed the Ems Ukaz, a decree banning official use of the "non-existent" Ukrainian language, whilst enjoying a spa at Bad Ems, Germany?
Russian right-wing politician Nikolai Markov tried to convince Germany to contribute to a conspiracy to re-instate the House of Romanov after the post-World War I revolutions?
Polish general Józef Zając held military decorations from Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austro-Hungary, and the short-lived state of Central Lithuania?
Germany built two merchant submarines (pictured) in World War I to trade for valuable raw materials with the United States?
Germans consume up to 300 tonnes of döner kebab each day?
Germany is the European leader in Christmas tree production?
Germany's lowest recorded temperature of −45.9°C (−50.6°F) was recorded at the Funtensee?
pilot Victor Chapman died after being attacked by German enemies while on flight to carry oranges to a wounded friend?
Heinrich Schliemann claimed to have found Priam's Treasure in the ruin of Troy and that the treasure disappeared from Germany after World War II and has never been seen again?
British-American philanthropist Rhoda Pritzker reportedly wore a life preserver on her entire trans-Atlantic voyage to the United States in 1939 due to the threat of German U-boat attacks?
United States Navy Rear Admiral Charles A. Curtze qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics as a gymnast, but the State Department prohibited him from traveling to Nazi-ruled Germany?
Birger Dahlerus was a Swedish businessman and friend of Hermann Göring, who made numerous trips between Germany and England in 1939 in a attempt to avert the Second World War?
Bernhard Cossmann was a renowned German cellist who taught at the Moscow Conservatory and that many of his cello etudes are still used today?
Charles Atangana was the first Ewondo to be baptised Catholic in German Cameroon?
Corona Schröter, an 18th century German singer, composed musical settings for several works by Friedrich Schiller, as well as two dramas, hundreds of arias and duets, and an autobiography given to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, but that all of these works are now lost?
David Bergelson was a Yiddish language writer, who believed that the future of Yiddish literature lay in the Soviet Union and that he moved there from Berlin when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, but was ultimately executed during Josef Stalin's anti-semitic campaign against "rootless cosmopolitans"?
DSV 78/08 Ricklingen, the oldest rugby union club in Germany, was formed under the leadership of 15 year old Ferdinand-Wilhelm Fricke in 1878?
Böttcherstrasse in Bremen, Germany, is an unusual ensemble of expressionist architecture?
Augustiner Bräu is Munich's only German-owned brewery?
Andreas Joseph Hofmann proclaimed the first republican state in Germany on March 18, 1793?
"Teewurst" is a German sausage made from two parts of raw pork (and sometimes beef) and one part bacon?
Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley was a German monarchist who murdered Bavarian socialist leader Kurt Eisner on a sidewalk in Munich in 1919?
Antoni Szylling was captured by the Germans as a Major in the Russian Army during World War I, and was captured again by the Germans in World War II as a General of the Polish Army?
Arthur Segal was prevented from exhibiting his art in Germany because of his Jewish background?
Germans consume up to 300 tonnes of Döner kebab each day?
Germans consume up to 300 metric tons of döner kebab each day?
German bryologist Franz Stephani was the author of "one of the most notorious publications in bryology"?
German bass Hans Herbert Fiedler sang the role of Moses in the original 1954 production of Arnold Schoenberg's Moses und Aron?
German chemist Albert Niemann became the first person to isolate cocaine in 1859?
German CDU politician Karl-Josef Laumann was appointed Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs for North Rhine-Westphalia in 2005?
German naturalist Amalie Dietrich, who spent 10 years working in Australia, was the first person to collect the highly venomous snakes known as taipans?
German mathematician Friedrich Heinrich Albert Wangerin wrote an important two-volume treatise on potential theory and spherical functions in 1909 and 1921?
German painter Ludwig Thiersch influenced the debate over Byzantine and Western influences in modern Greek art, and painted church frescoes in Greece, Austria, Germany, England, and Russia?
Gauleiter of Tyrol and Vorarlberg Franz Hofer arranged the surrender of the troops under his command with an American sergeant, and a Jewish emigrant from Germany, Fred Mayer?
the author of the term Third Reich predicted that "Germany might perish because of the Third Reich dream"?
U.S. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen received the secret protocol to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which contained an understanding between Hitler and Stalin to split Central Europe, from German diplomat Hans von Herwarth?
Church of Scientology International official Leisa Goodman went on a six-month mission to investigate the treatment of Scientologists in Germany?
communist activist Franz Jacob organized one of the largest resistance groups in Germany during World War II?
French protests caused the Russians to award the contract for the Gangut-class battleship to a Russian firm rather than the German winner of the 1908 international design contest?
French Major General René Cogny, who later commanded French forces during the First Indochina War, was captured in June 1940 by the German army, and had to escape by crawling naked through a drainpipe?
German physical chemist Max Volmer became head of a design bureau for the production of heavy water in the Soviet Union after the Second World War?
German physicist Walter Gerlach helped prove the fact that electrons spin?
German toymaker Richard Steiff's invention of a toy bear received highest honors at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair?
German seamen forced a lesbian to go down during the First World War, and the French did the same during the Second World War?
German-American inventor Philip Diehl invented the ceiling fan in 1887 using a sewing machine motor?
German-born Jewish Egyptologist Käte Bosse-Griffiths published a novel in the Welsh language?
German-born Henry Schwarzschild—after emigrating in 1939—was a Freedom Rider and helped found the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty?
German-born Guenther Podola was the last man to be hanged in Britain for killing a police officer?
German sailor Max Reichpietsch, who served on the battleship SMS Friedrich der Große, was executed by firing squad in 1917 for anti-war agitation in the German Navy?
German politician Käte Strobel broke a taboo in 1967 by promoting sex education with a school book and the government-sponsored film Helga?
German textile artist Gunta Stölzl was the only female "master" of the Bauhaus?
German record producer and journalist Uwe Nettelbeck changed the face of German rock music in the early 1970s?
German traffic psychologist Karl Peglau designed the iconic East German Ampelmännchen traffic lights (pictured), one of the few GDR symbols to remain popular after reunification?
German physicist Max von Laue wrote an article for Acta Crystallographica, which dealt with the absorption of x-rays under interference conditions, while in French military incarceration in 1945?
German poet and playwright Klabund (pictured) was charged with treason for calling for the abdication of William II in an open letter?
delay certificates issued by railway companies in Japan and Germany to passengers for tardy trains are considered valid reasons by superiors for reporting late to school or work?
Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule, Cairo's oldest German school, has been running since 1873?
Moorhuhn, a series of German computer games that has spawned much merchandise, a comic book series, and a TV series, began in 1999 as a whisky advertisement?
Lactarius helvus, a mushroom whose smell has been likened to Maggi instant soup or fenugreek, was implicated in the poisoning of 418 people near Leipzig, Germany?
The Big Blowdown, a crime novel by American author George Pelecanos, was the recipient of the International Crime Novel of the Year award in France, Germany and Japan?
The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor is a whodunit written in English by German-born sexologist Ernest Borneman when he was not yet 20 years of age?
Olympic pair skating champions Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet refused to defend their title at the 1936 Winter Olympics because Nazi Germany was hosting the Games?
American Judge Herbert Jay Stern, who served on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, presided over a jury trial in the U.S. court for Berlin, Germany, which was the subject of the book and movie Judgment in Berlin?
Histria Perla was the 500th ship to receive Emergency Response Service classification from the German company Germanischer Lloyd?
Das Königsprojekt was the first of three science fiction novels written by the German author Carl Amery?
St. Elizabeth's Church (pictured), constructed in memory of a Russian princess, is the only Russian Orthodox church in Wiesbaden, Germany?
Sparrenberg Castle in Bielefeld, Germany, was built before 1250 by the counts of Ravensberg?
St. Maria ad Gradus, a former church in Cologne, Germany, was the burial site of Richeza of Lotharingia in 1063?
Theo Osterkamp was the first German reconnaissance pilot to fly a land-based aircraft to England during World War I?
Weingarten Abbey, a Benedictine monastery near Ravensburg, Germany, which was founded in 1056, was once one of the richest monasteries in Southern Germany?
Vladimir Sukhomlinov, who was the Russian Minister of War at the outbreak of WWI, was relieved of duty amid accusations of espionage on behalf of Germany?
a "witch's egg" (pictured), the immature form of the carrion-odoured common stinkhorn, is eaten in parts of France and Germany?
a shrew's fiddle was used to punish women who were caught fighting or arguing in Germany and Austria, often until both women agreed to stop bickering?
amateur footballer Jürgen Wilhelm scored Germany's 1983 Goal of the Year while playing for BFV Hassia Bingen in the third division Oberliga Südwest?
although he was a German national, Ken Adam fought in the Royal Air Force during World War II?
antique china dolls were predominantly made in Germany in the 1800s?
approximately 10,000 young Germans known as the Ritchie Boys served in the United States Army in World War II helping conduct psychological warfare against Nazi Germany?
as a Seattle School Board member during World War I, German-born Nathan Eckstein bowed to pressure to drop German language classes in Seattle Public Schools?
archaeological finds from the German Glauberg plateau include a life-sized statue of a warrior (pictured) dating from around 500 BC?
after winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, German shot putter Stephanie Storp began playing basketball?
after competing for many years on a world-class level in the 400 metres hurdles, German athlete Heike Meißner tried competing in the 800 metres?
a new "dwarf" dinosaur, a sauropod named Europasaurus (pictured), was recently discovered in Northern Germany?
a cousin of curling, ice stock sport, is played primarily in Germany and Austria?
a real-life German alchemist named Johann Georg Faust was the inspiration for Marlowe-Goethe Faust of fictional fame?
according to legend, the Teufelstritt (Devil's Footstep), in the Munich Frauenkirche in Munich, Germany, marks the spot where the devil stood when he thought that the builder had constructed a cathedral with no windows?
after World War II, only 168 of 444 trams in Munich, Germany, were in operational condition?
Song Du-yul, a professor of philosophy and sociology at the University of Münster in Germany, was the only South Korean to attend the 1994 funeral of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung?
Sausenburg Castle (pictured) in Germany was destroyed in 1678 by the army of French Marshall Creque during the Franco-Dutch War?
Helen Bright Clark was one of the first British women to sign the Open Christmas Letter which sought to extend the hand of peace "To the Women of Germany and Austria" during World War I?
Hans Thomsen, the German Chargé d'Affaires in Washington, D.C. immediately prior to World War II, directed an effort to influence the foreign policy platform of the 1940 Republican National Convention?
Helmut Dähne has held the official motorcycle lap record on the 20.8 km (12.9 mi) long Nordschleife track in Germany since 1988?
Hema Sardesai is the only Indian singer to have won the Grand Prix award at the International Pop Song Festival in Germany?
Henry Bohlen, an American Civil War Union Brigadier General who was born in Germany in 1810, was the first foreign-born Union general in the Civil War?
Henri Joseph Fenet, a soldier in World War II, was awarded both the Croix de Guerre by France and the Knight's Cross by Germany?
Gustav Adolf von Götzen, a German explorer and Governor of German East Africa, was the first European to set foot in Rwanda?
Fortified Area Silesia were Polish fortifications constructed along the interbellum border of Poland and Germany in the area of Upper Silesia?
Edward Kossoy represented about sixty thousand Jews, Roma and Poles in cases for reparations from Germany for Nazi terror?
Edward Fokczyński knew that Poland had solved Germany's Enigma ciphers, but kept the secret even while being worked to death at Sachsenhausen?
Erich Walter Sternberg was the first of a wave of professional musicians to flee Germany for Palestine prior to World War II?
Ernst Kitzinger, a historian of Byzantine art, was forced to leave Germany in 1934 and England in 1940 because he was Jewish and German respectively?
Archduke Felix of Austria was once barred from entering Austria, and he held a news conference to announce his illegal arrival the day after sneaking in from Germany in 1996?
Ignace Michiels of St. Salvator's Cathedral has been the organist for the German-Flemish Reger-Chor in works such as Reger's Requiem?
Joseph Wallace Oman, a future Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, was awarded a Navy Cross during World War I for commanding the seized German SS Vaterland (renamed the USS Leviathan), and delivering almost 120,000 troops to the war effort in Europe?
Polar 3, the first German airplane to reach the South Pole in December 1984, was shot down by Polisario Front rebels over Western Sahara on its way home in February 1985?
Philip De Witt Ginder won the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in Germany during World War II and became the youngest American general to command a combat division in the Korean War?
Richard Stücklen was the longest serving member of the German Bundestag, winning election 11 times between 1949 and 1990?
SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built by the German Imperial Navy?
Hannah Böge was the first German merchant ship captured at sea by Britain in the Second World War?
SM U-10 and SM U-11, which were U-10-class submarines constructed in Germany and shipped to Austria-Hungary by rail, were both commissioned into the German Imperial Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I?
twenty out of the thirty five merchant ships of convoy SC-7 were sunk by German U-boats?
Nokian Tyres, a Finnish company that designed the first winter tyre, must test its summer tyres in South Africa, Spain, and Germany because of the short summers in Finland?
Madonna of the Trail is a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of the pioneer woman in the United States? Created by German immigrant sculptor August Leimbach, 12 were placed from Maryland to California in 1928 and 1929.
Ludwig Fahrenkrog was a German artist who founded one of the first neopagan religious groups, the Germanic Faith-Community, in 1907?
ministeriales formed the core of the knightly class in the 15th-century Germany?
Monique Serf was only ten years old when she had to go into hiding during the German occupation of France in World War II?
NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw was a firm created by Germany in 1922 to illegally manufacture submarines?
19th century Polish general Ludwik Mierosławski led revolutionaries in Poland, Germany and Italy?

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Dr Who

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From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Germany was a country in central Europe.

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Memory-beta

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Germany was a nation-state in Europe. The capital city of Germany is Berlin.

History

The German nation has played a major role in the history of Earth, for both good and ill. Between 1914 and 1918, Germany fought against a group of allied powers - consisting of Great Britain, France, and eventually the United States of America - in what became known as World War I. Following their eventual defeat in 1918, the Germans became shamed by their defeat, and that shame was one of the contributed to another world war in 1939. (TOS novel: My Brother's Keeper: "Republic").

Germany was one of the main combatants on the Axis Powers side, with Italy and Japan, in Earth's Second World War. Germany was defeated by the allied powers. Following World War II, Germany was at the front lines of the Cold War. The country had been divided up into occupation zones, which were administered by each of the primary allied powers. France, Britain, and the United States combined their occupation zones in western Germany into a single area - which they called West Germany. The Soviets, which had become hostile towards the other former allies set up a proxy nation which was called East Germany. In the early 1990s as communism collapsed across Europe the two halves of Germany were reunified into a single German nation, which was called Germany.

In 1953, the New York City office of Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder contained several "bizarre" souvenirs from Germany. (DS9 novelization: Far Beyond the Stars)

Notable People

Over the centuries a number of influential people came from Germany;

Johann Gutenberg - a 15th century German who was credited with the invention of the printing press on Earth. In 1455 he began production of the first mass produced book on Earth - the Gutenberg Bible. Such a bible was later found in a large art collection of the immortal Flint. (TOS episode: "Requiem for Methuselah")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a composer of classical music who lived during the 19th century on Earth. Mozart is considered to be one of the greatest human composers, and was a favorite composer of Sarek of Vulcan. (TOS novel: Probe)
Johannes Brahms - another 19th century composer of classical music.
Friedrich Nietzsche - a 19th century philosopher. The human Augment Malik likened himself and other Augments to Nietzsche's Übermensch. (ENT episode: "Borderland")
Albert Einstein - a 20th century physicist who formulated the Theory of Relativity. (TNG episode Descent, Part I). If the Genesis Project was a success, David Marcus felt their names would be mentioned alongside famous scientists such as Einstein. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Adolf Hitler - a 19th and 20th century human from Austria who led the Nazi party on Earth, and would later rule the German nation state as dictator. Under Hitler's rule Germany entered one of its darkest periods ever, and was a major combatant in the Second World War. Captain Jean-Luc Picard once agreed with the false historian Berlinghoff Rasmussen that saving an endangered planet could permit a child living on the planet to grow up to become the next Adolf Hitler or Khan Noonien Singh. (TNG episode: "A Matter of Time")

Connections

Germany article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Germany article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Asia	Eastern Coalition	China • India • Japan • Kazakhstan • Korea • Malaysia • Mughal Empire • Pakistan • Russia • Soviet Union • Singapore • Thailand • Tibet
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South America	Brazil • Chile • Venezuela

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DC Comics

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Germany

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Official Name

Federal Republic of Germany

Aliases

Germany

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Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Country

Germany

Locale

Europe

Characteristics

Dimensions

Population

(2008 est.): 82,369,548

First appearance

Unknown

History

History of location is unknown.

Links and References

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Uncle Matt visiting Castle Neuschwanstein

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Kevin Clash, overseeing the training of German Muppeteers for Sesamstrasse

The Federal Republic of Germany, or the Bundesrepublik Deutschland in German, is a country in central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Within its borders are a portion of the Alps mountains, the famous Rhine river, and the Black Forest.

Germany is a democratic parliamentary federal republic, made up of 16 states, which in certain spheres act independently of the federation. Historically consisting of several sovereign nations with their own history, language (distinct dialects), culture and religion, Germany was unified as a nation state during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/1871.

Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 and the G4 nations, and is a founding member of the European Union. It is the European Union's most populous and most economically powerful member state. Germany's current leader and also its first woman to become chancellor (the head of government) is Angela Merkel, who was elected in 2005.

The German language is one of the world's major languages. It is spoken by more than 120 million people in 38 countries of the world. It is — like English, Spanish and French — a pluricentric language with Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the three main centers of usage. Therefore, the following Muppet co-productions aired in all three countries:

Muppet Connections

Sesamstrasse is the German-language, and first international co-production of Sesame Street. It begain to air as a dubbed version in 1973, and received its first German set and puppets in 1977.
Die Muppet Show is the German-language co-production of The Muppet Show, which featured one German guest star for English speaking audiences, Elke Sommer, and a second one for German audiences: Mary Roos, who appeared in a locally altered version of episode 121 in 1977.
The variety show Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten aired two specials taped on the original sets of Sesame Street (1975) and The Muppet Show (1977) to promote the German dubs of each show.
Die Fraggles is the German-language co-production of Fraggle Rock, featuring its own Doc, debuting in 1983.
Uncle Travelling Matt visited Germany's popular tourist attraction Neuschwanstein Castle for the episode "The Great Radish Caper".
In 1984, Uncle Travelling Matt; still stunned from his visit to the city of Hamburg's red-light district St. Pauli - Reeperbahn; appeared on the children's show Große Show für kleine Leute on ZDF to promote the theatrical release of Die Muppets Erobern Manhattan, presenting a clip from the movie as well ("I'm Gonna Always Love You").
Both The Art of the Muppets and The Vision of Jim Henson were Muppet exhibitions that toured Germany.
The German dub of Muppet Babies ran successfully throughout the 1980s.
Sesamstrasse characters Tiffy, Samson and Finchen appeared on the 1993 special Sesame Street Stays Up Late!, which like most Sesame Street specials was also dubbed for the German language market.
Die Dinos, the German dub of Dinosaurs debuted in 1993.
In 1994 The Secret Life of Toys was shot in Monheim, Germany, as a co-production between Jim Henson Productions, BBC, WDR (West German Broadcast), and Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (the North Rhine Westfalia Film Foundation).
The German dub of Dog City debuted in 1995.
Jim Hensons Animal Show mit Stinky und Jake, the German dub of The Animal Show debuted in 1995.
German media company EM.TV purchased the Jim Henson Company in 2000, and sold it back to the Henson family in 2003. During EM.TV's tenure, they sold the rights to the Sesame characters to Sesame Workshop.
Farscape - Verschollen im All, the German dub of Farscape debuted in 2000.
For Sesamstrasse's 30th anniversary special in 2003, Ernie and Bert were shipped to Germany to make special appearances not only on the special, but every now and then throughout the coming seasons. The Elmo puppet was used on promotional photos, but not during the actual show. Kevin Clash brought the puppet along, while overseeing the training of Ernie and Bert's German Muppeteers. A Little Bird, and other Sesame Street puppets also make sporadic appearances since Sesamstrasse's 30th season.
In May of 2005, Kermit the Frog appeared in a BMW commercial, exclusively shot for the German market. The commercial was later dubbed for other European countries.

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Fallout

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From The Vault

Germany was a pre-War European country. After the Second World War, the country was divided into three distinct states, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the Republic of Austria. By 2060, as the European Commonwealth dissolved, the country fell into disarray, bickering and quarreling with its neighbours over the last few remaining resources on Earth. As the picture of a destroyed Reichstag in the Fallout intro suggests, full-out war broke out between the former allies.

Country of origin of the creators of the renowned PPK12 Gauss Pistol, M72 Gauss Rifle, MP9 10mm SMG and the Vindicator Minigun.

Little is known about the country in-game outside the above references, although the presence of Gauss rifles in mainland United States in copious amounts as well as employment of a strikingly similiar weapon system by the Chinese implies the Teutons had equal opportunity business deals with both sides of the Great War.

Vault-Tec scientist Stanislaus Braun was from Kronach, a town in Bavaria, Germany.

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GTA

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The Flag of Germany

Germany (in German: Deutschland) is a country in Europe. The country uses the USK rating system to rate all Grand Theft Auto releases, with the majority of the series being rated USK 16+.

Since Germany is quite strict on ratings, after paranoia over violent video games, a number of the GTA games (since GTA III) have suffered cuts or edits. Some examples include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing or lack additional functionality.

In Grand Theft Auto IV

Several background characters can be heard saying German phrases like "Scheiße!" (shit), "Entschuldigung" (excuse me), "Er hat eine Waffe" (he has a gun), "Er will mich töten" (he's trying to kill me), "Was wollen Sie von mir" (what do you want ?), and "Gehen Sie!" (Go Away !).

Halo

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There is more information available on this subject at Federal Republic of Germany on the English-language Wikipedia.

The flag of Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany (Also known as Germany, and Deutschland to its inhabitants), is a country in West-central Europe. It is bordered on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Its capital is Berlin.

The location of Germany in the EU (Dark Green)

Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteen states (Bundesländer). The capital city and seat of government is Berlin. As a nation-state, the country was unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 by Otto von Bismark. After its defeat in World War II Germany was divided into two sections, East Germany and West Germany. East Germany was a socialist controlled by the Soviet Union, and called the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or the DDR. The West was a Republic controlled by the Western allies of the Second World war and also known as the Federal Republic. During the collapse of the Soviet Union, East Germany dissolved into the West by 1990.

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2 Administrative Divisions
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In Halo

Nearly three centuries in the future, Germany had become known as the "Unified German Republic". During the Interplanetary War of the mid 22nd century, the German colonies in the Jovian Moons -under the control of the the Frieden- became a major war zone during the Jovian Moons Campaign.

Beweglichrüstungsysteme, Essen was the place where CQB armor was researched and made. It's possible that Herzog was from Germany, along with many more UNSC Marines.

Administrative Divisions

All of the states in the FRG and there capitals.

State	Capital
Baden-Württemberg	Stuttgart
Bavaria (Bayern)	Munich (München)
Berlin	Berlin
Brandenburg	Potsdam
Bremen	Bremen
Hamburg	Hamburg
Hesse (Hessen)	Wiesbaden
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Schwerin
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)	Hanover (Hannover)
North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)	Düsseldorf
Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)	Mainz
Saarland	Saarbrücken
Saxony (Sachsen)	Dresden
Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)	Magdeburg
Schleswig-Holstein	Kiel
Thuringia (Thüringen)	Erfurt

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Africa		Arab Republic of Egypt \| Republic of Kenya \| United Republic of Tanzania
Asia		Afghanistan \| China \| Japan \| Korea \| Mongolia \| Pakistan
Europe		Federal Republic of Germany \| Greece \| Malta \| Switzerland \| Scandinavian bloc \| Unified German Republic \| United Kingdom (England and Wales · Scotland)
Americas		North: \| United Republic of North America \| Canada \| United States of America \| Mexico \| Republic of Cuba \| South: Republic of Chile
Oceania		Australia
Colonies		Aigburth \| Katagalugan
Italics indicate defunct states

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Ice Hockey

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Flag and abbrev.	GER
Continent	Europe
Leader	Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
Population	82,400,996 (as of 2009)
Registered players	29,465
Percentage	0,00035%
National team	German National Team
National federation	Deutscher Eishockey-Bund
IIHF ranking	10th (+1)
Top league	Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)
Current champion	Eisbären Berlin

Germany is a federal republic of sixteen states (länder) located in central Europe. The country has a population of about 82,000,000.

Germany exists as a unified nation since October 3rd 1990. Beforehand, Germany was, as a result of World War II, divided in two distinct country: East Germany and West Germany.

1 Organisation
2 History of hockey in Germany
3 International
4 Some great German players
5 Main Cities
6 See also

Organisation

Ice hockey in Germany is promotion and relegation-based, except for the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top level of the country, that is closed to promotion from teams of the 2.Bundesliga since 2009, after allowing in EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams. This table illustrates the organization of ice hockey in Germany:

German hockey scheme
Elite	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Second	2.Bundesliga
Third	Oberliga
Fourth	Bayernliga (16)				Hessen (6)	Nordrhein-Westfalen (12)	Nord (7)	Ost (7)	Baden-Württembergliga (11)
Fifth	Landesliga Nord (8)	Landesliga Süd (8)	Landesliga West (8)	Landesliga Ost (8)					Landesliga BW (7)
Sixth	Bezirksliga Nord (7)	Bezirksliga Süd (8)	Bezirksliga West (9)	Bezirksliga Ost (8)

History of hockey in Germany

International

Some great German players

Retired legends:

Josef Heiß
Helmut de Raaf
Uwe Krupp
Udo Kießling
Paul Ambros
Erich Kühnhackl
Alois Schloder
Rudi Ball
Gustav Jaenecke
Joachim Ziesche

Current stars:

Women players:

Christina Oswald
Julia Wierscher
Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten
Susanne Fellner
Nikola Holmes
Nina Ritter

Main Cities

This article is part of the German hockey portal

Lostpedia

Up to date as of February 07, 2010

From Lostpedia

"Germany" redirects here. For locations and characters from Germany in Lost, see: Germany in Lost.

1 General information
2 TV stations
3 German dub
4 German DVD and Blu-ray releases
5 Episode titles
6 Trivia
7 See also
8 External links
9 Video

General information

Show title: Lost

Broadcasted by: Premiere (pay TV, seasons 1-3), Fox Channel (pay TV, seasons 4-6), ProSieben (free TV, seasons 1-4), kabel eins (free TV, seasons 5-6)

Season 1 airdate: October 6, 2004 (Premiere); April 4, 2005 - November 21, 2005 (ProSieben)
Season 2 airdate: March 19, 2006 - September 13, 2006 (Premiere); September 11, 2006 (ProSieben)
Season 3 airdate: March 12, 2007 - August 10, 2007 (Premiere); October 15, 2007 - February 11, 2008 (ProSieben)
Season 4 airdate: June 15, 2008 - September 7, 2008 (Fox Channel); January 12, 2009 - April 6, 2009 (ProSieben)
Season 5 airdate: April 9, 2009 - July 30, 2009 (Fox Channel); January 21, 2010 - (kabel eins)
Season 6 airdate: early 2010 (Fox Channel)

Language: German, English (optional audio track only on Premiere and Fox Channel)

DVD release dates: December 8th, 2005 (Season 1 complete); December 7th, 2006 (Season 2 part 1); March 1st, 2007 (Season 2 part 2); December 6th, 2007 (Season 3 part 1); March 6th, 2008 (Season 3 part 2); June 12th, 2008 (Season 2 complete); April 9th, 2009 (Season 4 complete); June 18th, 2009 (season 3 complete)

Blu-ray release dates: April 9th, 2009 (Season 4 complete); June 18th, 2009 (season 1 complete, season 2 complete)

TV stations

In Germany, the first three seasons of Lost initially aired on Premiere (now Sky), an encrypted subscription-based pay TV offering, usually a few months after the episodes' initial US airing. Premiere offered the episodes with two optional audio channels, one featuring the original English language version and the other one a German dub. Both tracks featured stereo sound.

About six months after an episode had aired on Premiere, it was also aired on ProSieben, a restriction-free cable channel. Unlike Premiere, ProSieben only broadcast the show in the dubbed German version, without an optional English audio channel.

Starting with season 4, the pay TV broadcasting rights have been transferred from Premiere to Fox Channel, a new subscription-based station. Like Premiere, Fox also offers optional German and English audio channels. The launch of season 4 was heralded by an advance screening of "The Beginning of the End" in the Cinedom theater in Cologne on June 8th, 2008, with Terry O'Quinn attending the event as a special guest. Since October 2008, the Fox Channel has also been available to Premiere subscribers (thus replacing the channel "Premiere Serie", which Lost had previously aired on), including scheduled reruns of season 4 of Lost for a few weeks until Lost was put on hold for the time being, due to the impending free TV broadcasts on Pro Sieben two months later. Season 5, which start airing in April 2009, was available to subscribers of Premiere (which was later renamed into "Sky") from the get-go.

ProSieben handled the free TV broadcasts six months (or later) after the initial airing on Fox up until season 4. On July 30th, 2009, ProSieben announced that they will not broadcast season 5 and 6 due to low ratings. Instead, Lost, together with numerous other shows that have gotten sub-par ratings on ProSieben, has been passed on to kabel eins, an associated station. kabel eins starts to air Season 5 on January 21th, 2010 with two episodes each week.

German dub

Main article: Voice actors

The German dub of Lost is heavily debated among German fans. While the most extreme group rejects any German dubs simply out of principle, people at the other end of the spectrum view it as their only way of watching the show since they lack the necessary language skills to understand the original English dialogue. Meanwhile, many fans between those extremes criticize translation errors and complain about the dubbing voices (often simply because those don't sound close enough to the English voices), while others regard the dub as a satisfactory adaption within the boundaries imposed by technical circumstances and tight scheduling.

The German dub of Lost is handled by Berlin-based Arena Film GmbH & Co. Synchron KG. The German dialogues are written by Eva Schaaf, while the voice director is Timmo Niesner[1], an experienced voice actor himself (who also serves as the German voice of Randy Nations). Remarkably for a German dub, the German version of Lost features many voice actors of foreign heritage for characters with foreign accents, in order to ensure authentic-sounding accents for those characters in the dub. For example, Sun and Jin are both voiced by native Koreans, Moon-Suk Kang and See-Young Cho, in scenes where the characters speak English in the original version (whereas scenes featuring the two speak in Korean usually keep the original voices of Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim, respectively), whereas Mr. Eko is voiced by Michael Ojake, a native Nigerian.[2] The frequent use of such rather unusual voice actors is arranged by International Actors (formerly "Foreign Faces"), an agency specializing in actors of foreign origin working in Germany that was originally founded by Tayfun Bademsoy, a voice actor of Turkish origin who also serves as Sayid's German voice actor. However, this only applies to characters with truly foreign accents; characters with noteworthy accents who hail from countries that have English as their first language, such as Claire, Sawyer, Charlie or Desmond, don't have any particular accents in the German dub.

Beginning with season 3, the German voice actors for John Locke, Tom (Mr. Friendly) and Danny Pickett were changed. In Locke's case, this happened between "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" in the original Premiere broadcast; however, for the Pro Sieben airing and the DVD release, the episodes already featuring the original voice actor, Lothar Hinze, had Locke's scenes redubbed with the new voice actor, Ernst Meincke, to ensure a better consistency within the season at least.

Beginning with season 5, Korean-born Moon-Suk Kang was replaced as Sun's German voice actress by Chinese-born Meylan Chao, who had previously dubbed Achara in the German dub of "Stranger in a Strange Land".

German DVD and Blu-ray releases

German DVD releases for Lost are based on the ProSieben broadcasts. A DVD box set is usually released once all the episodes included have aired on Pro Sieben, although scheduling changes for the Pro Sieben broadcasts have resulted in several episodes contained on the season 3, part 1 box set being available on DVD before they had aired on Pro Sieben.

Unlike other European countries such as the UK, France or Italy, where season 1 was initially split up into two boxes, only to be re-released as a full season box a few months later, the German edition of season 1 was released as a full season box set from the get-go starting on December 8th, 2005, with a 16+ rating. Audio tracks are available in German, English and French; subtitles are available in German, English, English for the hearing-impaired, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Dutch. Whereas in North America, "Exodus, Part 2" was aired as a single, double-length episode and was therefore put onto disc 6 of the Lost: The Complete First Season DVD box set in its entirety, all the region 2 countries aired "Exodus" as a three-part episode, with part 2 split up further into two parts. As a consequence, only the first half of part 2 was included on disc 6 of the DVD box set, whereas the second half of part 2 (aka "part 3") was put on disc 7 instead. In return, a few bonus features from the North American version of the season 1 DVD box set are missing. A Blu-ray release of season 1 has been announced for June 18th, 2009. [3]

Season 2 was released split up into two parts, like in the UK and France. Unlike the latter two countries, though, a German full season box set for season 2 hasn't been announced yet. Part 1 was released on December 7th, 2006, with a 16+ rating. Part 2 followed on March 1st, 2007, with a "not suitable for minors" rating (see Trivia for more details). Audio tracks are available in German, English and Italian; subtitles are available in German, English, English for the hearing-impaired and Italian. As a result of the "split season" concept, the material from the bonus DVD has also been split across the two box sets, with each box including a bonus material disc that cointains about half the material from the North American bonus material disc. In addition, the German season 2 box sets feature a few easter eggs that were not included on the regular North American Lost: The Complete Second Season boy set, but were only available to US fans on an exclusive Best Buy bonus DVDs. A complete 7 disc set for season 2 was finally released on July 12th, 2008 16 months after the release of the second half of season 2. A Blu-ray release of season 2 has been announced for June 18th, 2009. [4]

Season 3 was again released in two parts, with Germany being the only country to date to get the season in this form. Part 1 was released on December 6th, 2007; part 2 was released on March 6th, 2008. The Season 3 Part 1 DVD box set released in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, which is otherwise identical to the German release, contained an error pressing, which had the box set's bonus disc's content replaced by episodes 13-16 (which are also available with the Season 3 Part 2 box set). The same error was also present on at least some boxsets available for rent in German video stores. The "regular" German for-sale release, however, does include the correct bonus disc. Prior to the release of the Season 3 Part 1 box set, online retailers listed it with a "not suitable for minors" rating, the same rating the Season 2 Part 2 boxset had gotten; however, when it was released, the Season 3 Part 1 box set got a 16+ rating. A complete 7 disc box set of season 3 has been announced for June 18th, 2009. [5]

Season 4 was released as a complete box set on April 9th, 2009, both on DVD (six discs) and - for the first time in Germany - also on Blu-ray Disc (five discs). However, season 4 had already been released both on DVD and on Blu-ray Disc in France (and Switzerland) in November 2008, featuring a German audio track and German menu screens (neither of which are advertized on the packaging).

Episode titles

Unlike many other TV shows aired in Germany that feature a lot of creativity with the episode titles during localization, the German edition of Lost tries to use literal translations of the English titles whenever possible, or even to retain the same title as the English version if the title in question could also be easily understood by a German audience (e.g. "S.O.S."). Only in cases where an original episode title is based on a pun that only works in English, the German version will sport a more "traditional" title instead.

Season 1

Gestrandet, Teil 1 ("Stranded, part 1") - "Pilot, Part 1"
Gestrandet, Teil 2 ("Stranded, part 2") - "Pilot, Part 2"
Tabula Rasa - "Tabula Rasa"
Wildschweinjagd ("Boar Hunt") - "Walkabout"
Das weiße Kaninchen - "White Rabbit"
Die Höhle ("The Cave") - "House of the Rising Sun"
Der Nachtfalter - "The Moth"
Der Betrüger - "Confidence Man"
Einzelhaft ("Solitary confinement") - "Solitary"
Volkszählung ("Census") - "Raised by Another"
Fährtensucher ("Tracker") - "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"
Der silberne Koffer ("The silver case") - "Whatever the Case May Be"
Gefühl und Verstand - "Hearts and Minds"
Eisbär ("Polar bear") - "Special"
Heimkehr - "Homecoming"
Outlaws - "Outlaws"
...In Translation - "...In Translation"
Verfluchte Zahlen ("Cursed numbers") - "Numbers"
Deus Ex Machina - "Deus Ex Machina"
Schade nicht - "Do No Harm"
Ein höheres Ziel - "The Greater Good"
Rastlos ("Restless") - "Born to Run"
Exodus, Teil 1 - "Exodus, Part 1"
Exodus, Teil 2 - "Exodus, Part 2"
Exodus, Teil 3 - "Exodus, Part 2"

Season 2

Glaube und Wissenschaft ("Faith and science") - "Man of Science, Man of Faith"
Treibholz ("Driftwood") - "Adrift"
Orientierung - "Orientation"
Alle hassen Hugo - "Everybody Hates Hugo"
Gefunden - "...And Found"
Verlassen - "Abandoned"
Die anderen 48 Tage¹ - "The Other 48 Days"
Kollision - "Collision"
Was Kate getan hat - "What Kate Did"
Psalm 23 - "The 23rd Psalm"
Jagdgesellschaft - "The Hunting Party"
Feuer und Wasser - "Fire + Water"
Langer Atem² ("Long breath") - "The Long Con"
Einer von Ihnen - "One of Them"
Mutterschutz³ ("Maternity protection") - "Maternity Leave"
Die ganze Wahrheit - "The Whole Truth"
Verriegelt - "Lockdown"
Dave - "Dave"
S.O.S. - "S.O.S."
Zwei für Unterwegs ("Two for the Way/Road")- "Two for the Road"
? - "?"
Drei Minuten - "Three Minutes"
Zusammen leben - Alleine sterben, Teil 1 - "Live Together, Die Alone"
Zusammen leben - Alleine sterben, Teil 2 - "Live Together, Die Alone"

Season 3

Die zwei Städte ("The Two Cities") - "A Tale of Two Cities"
Die gläserne Ballerina - "The Glass Ballerina"
Der Auftrag ("The Assignment") - "Further Instructions"
Jeder für sich - "Every Man for Himself"
Der Preis des Lebens - "The Cost of Living"
Ja, ich will ("Yes, I do")- "I Do"
Nicht in Portland - "Not in Portland"
Erinnerungsfetzen ("Memory flashes") - "Flashes Before Your Eyes"
Fremd in fremden Land⁴ - "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Tricia Tanaka ist tot - "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead"
Die Flamme ("The Flame") - "Enter 77"
Luftpost ("Airmail/Liftpost") - "Par Avion"
Der Mann aus Tallahassee - "The Man from Tallahassee"
Exposé - "Exposé"
Allein ("Alone") - "Left Behind"
Eine von uns - "One of Us"
Catch 22 - "Catch-22"
Tag der Empfängnis - "D.O.C."
Im Loch ("In [the] hole") - "The Brig"
Der Mann hinter dem Vorhang - "The Man Behind the Curtain"
Greatest Hits - "Greatest Hits"
Hinter dem Spiegel, Teil 1 ("Behind the Mirror, Part 1") - "Through the Looking Glass"
Hinter dem Spiegel, Teil 2 ("Behind the Mirror, Part 2") - "Through the Looking Glass"

Season 4

Der Anfang vom Ende - "The Beginning of the End"
Für tot erklärt ("Declared Dead/Declared for dead") - "Confirmed Dead"
Der Ökonom - "The Economist"
Der Deal ("The Deal") - "Eggtown"
Die Konstante - "The Constant"
Die andere Frau - "The Other Woman"
Ji Yeon - "Ji Yeon"
Mein Name ist Kevin Johnson ("My name is Kevin Johnson") - "Meet Kevin Johnson"
Konturen der Zukunft ("Shapes [Contours] of the Future") - "The Shape of Things to Come"
Die Operation ("The Surgery (Operation)") - "Something Nice Back Home"
Hüttenzauber ("Cabin [Hut] Spell") - "Cabin Fever"
Die Rückkehr, Teil 1 ("The Return, Part 1") - "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1"
Die Rückkehr, Teil 2 ("The Return, Part 2") - "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3"
Die Rückkehr, Teil 3 ("The Return, Part 3") - "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3"

Season 5

Weil Du gegangen bist⁵ − "Because You Left"
Die Lüge − "The Lie"
Die Bombe ("The Bomb") − "Jughead"
Der kleine Prinz − "The Little Prince"
Dieser Ort ist der Tod − "This Place Is Death"
316 − "316"
Leben und Tod des Jeremy Bentham − "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"
LaFleur − "LaFleur"
Namaste − "Namaste"
Deswegen bin ich hier ("That's why I'm here") − "He's Our You"
Zurück in die Zukunft ("Back to the Future") − "Whatever Happened, Happened"
Tot ist tot − "Dead Is Dead"
Das Imperium schlägt zurück ("The Empire strikes back") − "Some Like It Hoth"
Die Variable − "The Variable"
Der Anführer ("The Leader") − "Follow the Leader"
Der Vorfall (1) - "The Incident, Parts 1 & 2"
Der Vorfall (2) - "The Incident, Parts 1 & 2"

Notes

¹ The German language DVD menu omits the last word, making the title "Die anderen 48" ("The Other 48"). This error is present both on the German Season 2 Part 1 DVD box set and on the later Complete Season 2 box set.
² In the German dub of the episode, this is used as a German term for "long con"; however, this term (the common figurative use means "endurance" or "persistence") is actually unknown in Germany in this specific context outside of this episode.
³ This term can actually be translated as "maternity leave"; however, it's rather uncommon in this specific context, the more common German term for that would be "Mutterschaftsurlaub".
⁴ This spelling was used for the TV airings, despite containing a glaring spelling/grammatical error; on the German season 3 part 1 DVD box, the episode title is spelled "Fremd im fremden Land" on the DVD's back cover, and "Fremd in fremdem Land" on the DVD menu - both versions are gramatically correct.
⁵ Unlike the English "you", which can be both singular and plural, the German "du" specifically addresses the second person singular. As such, it is a direct quote from Ben, who says the line to Jack in the episode.

Trivia

Message from Jack as a commercial gift

"The Other 48 Days" was only shown in an edited version, even in primetime.
In the German language broadcasts of Lost, the name of the character Autumn has been changed to Amanda.
After being aired on German TV, "One of Them" surprisingly got a "KJ" rating ("KJ", short for "keine Jugendfreigabe", means "not approved for minors") for the DVD release. The reasons stated were the torture scenes, coupled with Sayid's statement at the end claiming that he felt no remorse. (confirmation of reasons behind the rating, in German) As a consequence, the Season 2 Part 2 DVD set must not be sold to persons below legal age (18 years in Germany), and can't be ordered online without an ID. This is a very rare rating for a television series in Germany, and only the second season of "The Shield", the second Season of "Nip/Tuck", "Rome" and "Band of Brothers" have been rated "KJ" as well. Even "The Sopranos", "Deadwood" and "24" got rated "FSK-16".
For the German market, all the season finales thus far were split up into standard-length episodes: "Exodus, Part 2" became "Exodus, Part 2" and "Exodus, Part 3"; and "Live Together, Die Alone" and "Through the Looking Glass" were both split up into two parts. This resulted in different consequences for those episodes:
- In the case of "Live Together, Die Alone", two brief scenes were cut to provide extra time for the "Previously on Lost" segment at the beginning of part 2: The first scene occurs immediately after the "Lost" title sequence in the original US airing of the episode. Kate is trying to calm down her fellow survivors following the arrival of Desmond's boat. She then asks Jack for advice, and Jack simply tells her to tell the others that Desmond was back, while he will try to find out the rest. In the German edition of the episode, this entire scene is missing, and Act 1 simply starts with Jack approaching Desmond, who is sitting at the campfire. Since the credits for the episode were shown during the deleted scene, they had to be pushed back to the new beginning for Act 1. The other missing scene features Desmond and Kelvin initiating an artificial lockdown inside the Swan. The German edition of the episode starts with the Swan already in lockdown mode. Supposedly, neither scene was ever dubbed into German, as the DVDs also contain the TV broadcast edits of those episodes.
- In case of "Through the Looking Glass", a conversation between Jack and Kate, during which Jack confesses his love for Kate, was moved from its original position (between Locke's encounter with Walt and Jack's flash-forward where he arrives at the funeral parlor) to an earlier position (before Hurley catches up with Sawyer and Juliet). As a result, part 1 ends with the Locke/Walt scene, and part 2 immediately starts with the flash-forward right away.
The first two episodes of season 2 were shown as a double feature. The ratings were disappointing: only 2,05 million people (6,8%) watched the episodes. Comparison: the pilot caught the attention of 3,88 million people. One reason could be the large break (10 months) between the seasons or the fact, that many people have seen the episodes already, thanks to illegal P2P downloading networks and the popular pay TV network "Premiere".
Trailer for season 2: download!
Pro Sieben set up their own promotional site for the series, 108minuten.de, with the information from the site being considered similarly deutrocanonical as that from the UK Lost: The Untold website.
To announce the start of Season 2, there were bottles with a message from Jack handed out in some beach clubs in Germany.

The letter says:

„Lieber Finder,

mein Name ist Jack Shephard. Ich gehöre zu einer Gruppe Überlebender des Fluges 815 der Oceanic Airlines. Wir konnten uns auf eine scheinbar unbewohnte Insel retten. Seitdem sterben hier Menschen unter mysteriösen Umständen. Die Insel scheint es nicht gut mit uns zu meinen. Vor einigen Tagen haben wir eine Luke im Boden gefunden. Was passiert, wenn wir sie öffnen, wissen wir nicht. Wir haben Angst!"

Translation:

"Dear finder [of this message],

My name is Jack Shephard. I belong to a group of survivors of Flight 815 of Oceanic Airlines. We stranded on an abandoned island. People have been dying under mysterious circumstances since. The Island has been everything but good to us. Some days ago we found a hatch in the ground. We don't know what'll happen if we open it. We're afraid."

On June 8th, 2008, one week before the launch of Season 4 on the new Fox Channel station, an advance screening of the first episode, "The Beginning of the End", was held in the Cinedom theater in Cologne. Terry O'Quinn was attending the event as a special guest star.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

External links

Pro Sieben - Lost at ProSieben
Fox Channel - Lost at Fox Channel
Das hat Folgen - Lost at Buena Vista Home Entertainment
German Lostpedia

Video

ProSieben promo with Charlie speaking German. Dominic Monaghan was born, and spent 10 years of his life in Germany, and is a fluent German speaker. However, this isn't him voicing the character, just lip-synching the German words, whereas his German voice actor Tommy Morgenstern provides the voice.

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Marvel Database

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From Marvel Database

Federal Republic of Germany

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Official Name

Federal Republic of Germany

Location Details

Universe

Galaxy

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Locale

Characteristics

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Population

82,400,000

First appearance

Unknown

1 History
2 Points of Interest
3 Notes
4 Trivia
5 See Also
6 Links and References

History

History of location is unknown.

Points of Interest

Cologne: Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants. It is one of the oldest cities in Germany, having been founded by the Romans in the year 38 BC. In 1753, Cologne was the scene of a conflict between local villagers and the vampire lord known as Dracula. The villagers succeeded in securing Dracula to a cross while a priest named Father Eisner drove a stake through his heart. Eisner's adopted daughter Marie Eisner later resurrected the vampire in the hopes that he would bestow his gift of immortality upon the elder priest. Instead, Dracula slew the priest and promised that one day he would claim Marie as well. ^[1]

Reichenbach Clinic: The Reichenbach Clinic was a hospice located in Cologne during the early 19th century. In 1823, elderly Sister Marie Eisner was spending the final days of her long life bedridden when she received a visit from the vampire lord Dracula. She remembered Dracula from her youth when as a child she drove him away by slipping a crucifix charm around his neck. Dracula wanted to turn the old woman into a vampire, but she died before he ever got the chance. ^[2]

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Links and References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany

↑ Tomb of Dracula (Volume 2) #4
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Recipes

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Runescape

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From the RuneScape Wiki, the wiki for all things RuneScape

RuneScape German is a German language version of RuneScape that was released on 14 February 2007.

The German Main Menu

The German server list

There are only five servers in RuneScape German:

Three free-to-play
- 122 (PvP), 139, 146
Two Pay-to-play
- 140, 147

World 146 is a theme world for Fist of Guthix.

World 150 was added as the sixth German world on 15 October 2008 with the introduction of PvP worlds. However, World 150 became a RuneScape French world on 10 December 2008.

All German servers are located in Sweden and Finland.

External Links

RuneScape German, the RuneScape website
The German RuneScape Wiki

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ST Expanded

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Germany is a nation-state on the European continent on Earth. Berlin is its capital city, and Hamburg, Munich (German: München), Frankfurt, Stuttgart Cologne (German: Köln) and Emden are also cities in Germany. People or things originating from Germany are described as German.

Germany's flag contains three colors, in order, from top to bottom: black, red and gold. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")

Famous Germans throughout history include physicist Albert Einstein, inventor of printing technology Johann Gutenberg, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and composer Johannes Brahms. (TNG: "Descent"; ENT: "Borderland"; TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")

Germany was an Axis power in World War II, seeing one of its darkest periods in history under the leadership of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. (ENT: "Storm Front", "Storm Front, Part II"; TOS: "City on the Edge of Forever"; VOY: "The Killing Game", "The Killing Game, Part II") One such dark part was the bombing of Dresden in 1945, during which Starfleet officers Scott Fack, Anne Cobry and Antonio Ramirez stopped an alien invasion from spreading beyond Dresden. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Hemorrhage")

Some of Scott Fack's ancestors lived in Germany. His father was born there, near the border with Denmark. (Star Trek: Minnesota: "Dirge")

Lieutenant Commander David Glass of the 172nd Search and Rescue Squadron was half-German in descent and was raised in the Ruhr River Valley of Germany. (Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Realm)