The Battle of the Skagerrak in the North Sea during World War I is considered one of the greatest naval battles in history. The losses in the showdown between the British and German fleets at the end of May 1916 are enormous. Wilhelmshaven in May 1916. Hardly anything is left of the First World War
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.de The Kaisers newest weapon was not yet operational when war broke out on August 1, 1914. The naval airship department set up last year has only one zeppelin. But the British spies already know:The central airship base of the German Reich is being built in Nordholz, south of Cu
For Germany, the First World War had come to a military impasse after just a few months. France could not be defeated in a few weeks as planned. The war of movement came to a standstill after the Battle of the Marne. Years of trench warfare followed in the west. New military technologies should forc
On August 1, 1914, Germany declares war on Russia. The First World War begins, the primal catastrophe of the 20th century. Initial jubilation is quickly followed by disillusionment. by Andrei Reisin Hamburg, Rathausmarkt, in the late afternoon of July 31, 1914:Infantry soldiers of the Hamburg Regi
by Werner Junge Farmer Bigwigs Bombs - this book made Hans Fallada known. The year 1929. For almost twelve months there has been rumbling in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein. The farmers are rebelling. Poor harvests, imported wheat is flooding the market, prices are rock bottom, interes
In the early 1930s, the Europa was the fastest ship on the Atlantic. But the start of the luxury liner is bumpy. The Europa burns down before the maiden voyage. State-of-the-art, luxurious and very fast:On August 15, 1928, the passenger ship Europa was launched at the Hamburg shipyard Blohm + Voss.
The history of the Hamburg car manufacturer Tempo-Werk begins in 1928. The three-wheeler Hanseat is particularly popular in the post-war period. A few vehicles are still on the road today. by Jochen Lambernd Kai-Uwe Wahl tweaks his Tempo Hanseat himself. We used to have one like that or Those were
With the Hamburg Ohnsorg Theater, the Schwerin Fritz Reuter Stage is one of two Low German professional ensembles in Germany. It was founded 95 years ago and survived two German dictatorships. by Rainer Schobess The first season of the Low German stage at the Mecklenburg State Theater begins on No
In June 1926, the four-masted barque Padua was launched in Bremerhaven - as the last freight sailing ship in the world to be built entirely without an engine. After the war, the Russians renamed the ship Kruzenshtern. Like her well-known sister ships Pamir and Passat, the Padua is one of the legend
by Dirk HempelFrom the Elbe near Dessau to Dresden, the F-13 seaplane from Junkers-Luftverkehr AG made a test flight on May 29, 1925 before the line went into regular service in August. On August 10, 1925, at 1:05 p.m., a seaplane takes off on the Elbe off Altona. His destination:Dresden, around 40
One of the most beautiful open-air stages has been in Hamburgs city park since 1924. In 2016, NDR.de spoke to concert promoter Jahnke about legendary performances and how it all began. by Heiko Block, NDR.de Even though he has been organizing concerts in Hamburgs green living room for many decades
They hate the Weimar Republic and murder on the street:members of the right-wing extremist Organization Consul kill Walther Rathenau on June 24, 1922. A right-wing network in Mecklenburg plays an important role in this. by Heiko Kreft In its early years, the still young republic was shaken by a se
The four-masted barque Sedov was launched in Kiel in 1921 as Magdalene Vinnen II. In 1937 she narrowly escaped sinking in a hurricane. Today the Sedov is one of the largest sailing ships in the world. With a length of 117.5 meters, the Sedov only has to admit defeat to a few other windjammers that
In the young German democracy, Hamburgs citizens have to take on a responsible task:they draw up a new constitution, which is promulgated on January 7, 1921. Its core:more rights for citizens and their representatives. by Janine Kuehl After the First World War, the sailor uprisings and the proclam
by Britta ProbolAfter the attempted putsch under Wolfgang Kapp, the founder of the radical right-wing German Fatherland Party, failed, he fled to Sweden on March 17, 1920. The events of March 15, 1920 went down in history as Harburg Bloody Monday:When national-conservative forces in Berlin under th
by Juergen Jenauer Cameras that look like something out of an old western film, mostly with two lenses and a light shaft instead of a viewfinder or even a display:the Rollei camera company, founded on February 1, 1920 in Braunschweig as the workshop for precision engineering and optics, Franke &Hei
On January 6, 1939, experts learned of the first successful nuclear fission. The scientists Otto Hahn and Fritz Straßmann inform in the journal Naturwissenschaft about the irradiation of uranium with neutrons. Attempts to split the atom were no longer new. In 1919, physicist Ernest Rutherford smash
Boys in sailor suits were the potential victims of serial killer Adolf Seefeldt. (theme picture) Between 1923 and 1935 at least twelve boys were killed in the same way in northern Germany:the victims all seemed to have passed away peacefully, and there were no signs of violence. All were wearing sa
The Sea Cloud was a luxurious private yacht and warship. It accommodated millionaires, diplomats and soldiers. Todays cruise ship was launched at the Germania shipyard in Kiel on April 25, 1931. by Janine Kuehl The world has never seen anything like it:In 1931, a sailing ship entered the worlds oc
Numerous press representatives came to the inauguration of Germanys first underwater station. Well over 100,000 passengers board and disembark here every day:the Jungfernstieg underground station is the busiest station in Hamburg after the main train station and the Berliner Tor. On March 25, 1931,
This news has become the front page of the main media around the world. The symbolism that the figure of Bin Laden had for the West as the personification of Islamist terrorism and as a declared enemy of its values is evident. For this reason, his death has a certain power of liberating catharsis,
TVP started shooting the continuation of its historical hit series. Crown of Kings. Jagiellons is scheduled to be scheduled in the fall of 2022. The new series will be a screening of the history of the Jagiellonian dynasty. The action of the continuation of the Crown of Kings will begin in 1399. W
The lord of La Palice distinguished himself during the Battle of Marignan, which earned him the title of Marshal of France in 1515. He gave his name to the famous lapalissades or “the truth of La Palice”. However, it is not for much, it was enough for him to die on February 24, 1525 at the Battle of
On a recent visit to Nuremberg, I was able to see the remains of some architectural elements that respond to Hitlers own megalomania and were of great importance during the Nazi era. It must be remembered that Nuremberg was the city chosen by Hitler to celebrate the great annual concentrations of th