Icy cold and extreme snowfall throw the north into chaos in the winter of 1978/79. The masses of snow had not yet melted away when, in February 1979, there was another heavy snowfall and a disaster alarm sounded in several parts of the country. Its an onset of winter that those who experienced it w
by Stefanie Döscher In the winter of 1978, one of the largest ships of its time sank in the Atlantic. The modern freighter is to bring machine parts from Bremerhaven to the USA. But the journey ends in a catastrophe in heavy seas. December 11, 1978:The München, a 261 meter long cargo ship owned by
by Michael LangeThe hole in the prison wall - for a long time it was unclear who blasted it into the wall. A loud bang. A fireball lights up the night when, on July 25, 1978, at 2:54 a.m., a bomb detonates at Celle Prison. The officers in the watchtower sound the alarm and use searchlights to illum
by Oliver Weiße On March 19, 1977, around 12,000 demonstrators faced more than 4,800 police officers and federal border guards. The nuclear power opponents tear down the double metal mesh fence on the construction site of the Grohnde nuclear power plant over a length of 15 meters. March 19, 1977 is
On July 18, 1976, just 33 days after the opening, the Elbe Lateral Canal suffered a catastrophe:a dam burst, water spurted into the surrounding area. A race against time begins. At the opening on June 15, 1976, the Elbe Lateral Canal is celebrated as a construction of the century. It stretches 115
by Irene Altenmüller, NDR.deThe Anders Maersk is one of a series of nine sister ships, six of which are being built by Blohm + Voss. It is the evening of January 9, 1976. At Blohm + Voss in the Port of Hamburg, the shipyard workers on the second shift are already looking forward to the upcoming wee
All crew members of the Capella die in the North Sea when the hurricane of the same name rages on January 3, 1976. Water masses flood the country on the Lower Elbe. In Hamburg, the water is rising higher than ever before. by Irene Altenmüller In the early hours of the morning on the first Saturday
by Irene AltenmüllerElf people are injured by the detonation in a locker system on September 13, 1975 at Hamburg Central Station. Saturday, September 13, 1975, 4:29 p.m.:A huge bang shook the Hamburg main station, metal splinters fly through the air. People are screaming, calling for help, running
by Jürgen Kopp and Carsten Vick It was probably the most spectacular escape in German-German history. On July 15, 1975, the Gaeth family fled from Rostock-Warnemünde to Neustadt in Holstein on a sailing boat. In the middle of the Baltic Sea there was a showdown, a military confrontation. East and
GDR spy Günter Guillaume brings down Willy Brandt In April 1974, Willy Brandts personal assistant Günter Guillaume was arrested as a GDR spy. The chancellor was no match for the media campaign that followed and resigned. by Dirk Hempel When Willy Brandt returned from a state visit to Cairo at noo
The University of Oldenburg is to celebrate for a year - the 40th birthday of a university that has existed in its present form only through many past protests. The motto of the anniversary year:40 years open to new paths. As early as the 1960s there were efforts in north-western Lower Saxony, above
Pictures from the past compared to photos from today - preferably taken from the same position:this is the central element of the series Schleswig-Holstein then and now . This is how we want to document the change in the cities in the northernmost federal state. An interactive photo comparison makes
by Britta Probol From June 3, 15,000 Hamburgers will have one hour more free time per week, announced Die Welt in May 1973. Hamburg was expecting the most important event for local transport in 40 years:the inauguration of the new U2 line, with a route in the middle through the city center and unde
When it opened in 1973, the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) was Europes largest congress center. After years of modernization, it was reopened at the end of April 2022. A look back at the history of the house. by Kristina Festring-Hashem Zadeh, Simone Rastelli In the 1960s, a comparatively new speci
August 28, 1972:The Olympic Games are officially opened. Most of the competitions are held in Munich and other Bavarian cities. But the sailing competitions take place in Kiel. In 1972, Germany is hosting the major sporting event for the second time since 1936. And Kiel is also hosting the sailing
In the early summer of 1972, numerous heads of the first generation of the Red Army Faction were arrested. On June 15, Ulrike Meinhof was also caught near Hanover - the police there had received a tip. by Axel Franz In the early 1970s, the self-proclaimed revolutionaries of the Red Army Faction (R
In the early 1970s, Gudrun Ensslin was part of the leadership of the first RAF generation. On June 7, 1972 she was arrested in a boutique in Hamburg. Its a Wednesday around 2 p.m. On June 7, 1972, the manager of the Linette boutique on Hamburgs Jungfernstieg wants to put away a few items of clothin
On May 19, 1972, the Red Army faction carried out a bomb attack on the Springer high-rise building in Hamburg, injuring at least 17 people. The publisher is regarded as the intimate enemy of the left-wing extremist terrorist group around Baader, Meinhof and Ensslin. May 19, 1972, 3:41 p.m.:A pipe b
Norbert Schmid is the first murder victim of the Red Army Faction (RAF). The civil officer was shot dead in Hamburg on October 22, 1971 - the suspected shooter was never convicted. The state betrayed my husband, said Schmids widow later. by Jochen Lambernd On the night of October 22, 1971, the two
On September 6, 1971, dozens of vacationers were happily waiting for their flight in Hamburg. For 22 people it will be a journey into death. The machine has to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off. When the 115 passengers were waiting in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel on September 6, 1971 for thei
Had the delinquent file existed in the times of Felipe II, the one with which telecommunications companies threaten you for non-payment of one euro, whether it is legal or illegal debt, the name of the Spanish king would have appeared in first place since 1557, the year in which he declared the susp
If someone told you that a blind person joined the army, rode a horse, drove a stagecoach and built several hundred kilometers of roads and bridges, some of which still stand today, you would probably consider it a joke. However, the life of John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack, is proof that bein
Shortly after 03:00 in the morning of October 28, 1940, the then Italian government sent an ultimatum to Greece, through the Italian ambassador in Athens, Emanuele Grazzi, who personally delivered it to Ioannis Metaxas at his home in Kifissia and with which he demanded the free passage of the Italia
Robert the Strong (820-866), Count of Anjou and Blois and Marquis of Neustria, is considered the ancestor of the Capetians. Established in the Pays de la Loire and Vieille France, he distinguished himself by defending these regions against Norman incursions and carved out a reputation that would be