100 Years of the German Rhine

A short by Alexander Kluge.

German ICE Train- High Speed On Rails

The ICE operated by Deutsche Bahn is Germany's fastest train at 330 kilometers per hour. Every year, the ICE brings millions of travelers to their destinations in the shortest possible time and has been even faster since

Educational Attainment of West German Pupils in the 1950s

Down with the German Yoke

The Diaries of German Occupation

A small resistance group fighting against the German occupation force in Greece during World War II.

Gemütlichkeit: A German-American Fairytale

Nearing 80 and ready to retire, brothers Harry and Guenter Kempf close the doors of their iconic restaurant, the Chicago Brauhaus, forever. "Gemutlichkeit" chronicles the Kempf brothers' decision to close a thriving neig

Invasion Of Poland By The German Army

Footage shot by German troops and confiscated by Allied forces of an attack in Warsaw.

Little Pim: At Home - German for Kids

See Little Pim and friends play with their toys and explore the different rooms and items around the home. Children will learn more than 60 German words and phrases to use around the home! Little Pim is a fun, award-winn

The German Retreat and the Battle of Arras

Documentary, one of a series, showing Great Britain's participation in the First World War. This entry depicts the fighting, waiting, labor, and logistics of the successful British effort to push back the German army at

Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films

An alternative history of the not-so-well-known West German genre cinema of the 1960s and 1970s.

In The Nets of German Espionage

The Dark Side of the German Economic Miracle

West Germany underwent a period of rapid and extraordinary growth after the Second World War with rising wages and living standards. This economic miracle is often credited to Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard and the har

I Am a German Composer from Russia

Alfred Schnittke, renowned Russian composer of German descent, talks about his life and music.

Dreadnought Destruction: Sinking the German High Seas Fleet

The sinking of the German fleet interned at Scapa-Flow (Orkney Islands), June 21, 1919. We know that one of the stipulations of the armistice signed with Germany on November 11, 1918 was that that power's surface warship

The Rudeness of a German Lady

Under the burning sun, beachgoers are trying to take advantage of every minute of their paid trip to a desolate beach. Among them are a mother with her grown son, two ladies and their dog, a passive-aggressive married co

Namibia: The Story of a German Colony

Germans colonized the land of Namibia, in southern Africa, during a brief period of time, from 1840 to the end of the World War I. The story of the so-called German South West Africa (1884-1915) is hideous; a hidden and

Pages in the Factory of Dreams - Black Extras in German Feature Films

Until 1942 around 100 German propaganda films were made, that were set in Africa. They were produced in Germany, with Black Germans and Africans living in Germany. Who were these Black extras and how did they come to Ger

The First Portuguese in a German Town

In Groß-Umstadt, a small town in the Oberwald region of central Germany, a community of Portuguese workers arrived in the 1960s. Legend has it that a young Portuguese man was travelling through the area in 1962 when his

Being Mario Götze: A German Football Story

Documentary about the German soccer player Mario Götze.

Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men