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Klaus Hallof, director of the Institute of Greek inscriptions at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy, added that if Smith's interpretation proves valid, the word "Ogoistais" could then be connected to known religious groups that worshipped ... Continue reading
Archaeology & Anthropology : "Christ the Magician"
On 14 November 1990, the German government signed a treaty with Poland, finalising Germany's boundaries as permanent along the Oder-Neisse line, and thus, renouncing any claims to Silesia, East Brandenburg, Farther Pomerania, ... Continue reading
History of German Unification
He jumped on D-Day with the HHC of the 505th PIR and was captured on June 22 and sent to Stalag 3C Alt Drewitz Brandenburg, Prussia 52-14 until April 25, 1945. He was born 19 Jul 1918 and died 21 Jun 1994 in Nederland, Colorado 80466. ... Continue reading
505th PIR - 82nd Airborne in WW2
A time of friendship: Kennedy, former Berlin mayor Willi Brandt, and former German chancellor Konrad Adenauer in front of the walled-off Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in the summer of 1963. The warm feelings and admiration my parents had ... Continue reading
Lost in translation: the German-American relationship (guest blogger)
In the same year Maria Theresa came to power, Fredrick II of Brandenburg-Prussia initiated the War of Austrian Succession by invading the Hapsburg province of Silesia. Fredrick refused to recognize Maria Theresa as the rightful heir to ... Continue reading
Top 10 Most Powerful Women in History
In my last post, I began to outline the history of Prussia, beginning with a brief history of the Duchy of Prussia, which was later adopted in 1618 by the Margraviate of Brandenburg to form Brandenburg-Prussia. ... Continue reading
A Brief History of Prussian Nobility – Margraviate of Brandenburg
As our walk continued, we wandered through the Monument for the Murdered Jews of Europe, through the Brandenburg Gate, and finally onto the fields of the Reichstag. All heavy locations. All scenes of major upheaval and history. ... Continue reading
Empire.
When you read the table of contents of the very few volumes, you will get the history of the doctrine in the Old Testament, next in the Apostolic Age, then in times of the patristics, and finally you jump to the reformation. ... Continue reading
The History of the Doctrine of Justification
On the first day in Berlin, we headed to Brandenburg Gate. This place was the ideal start to our holiday as the Brandenburg Gate marked the iconic landmark to the city and country. We took many photos of the gate and made our way down ... Continue reading
A week in Germany
No sooner did the Obama campaign announce that he was going to move his speech in Germany away from the Brandenburg Gate--after receiving intense criticism from here and elsewhere in the media for having the audacity to schedule a ... Continue reading
Obama flunks History, offends Germans
Horse breeding was first mentioned in documents in the Brandenburg March in the fifteenth century although at that point one could hardly however speak of a uniform or standardized breed. The development to the modern Brandenburger sport horse during the mid twentieth century was achieved by utilizing Trakehners, Hanoveranians and English Thoroughbreds. The national and state stud of Neustadt/Dosse, which was founded by King Frederick Wilhelm II in 1788, had substantial influence on the development of the Brandenburger.
