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1 day ago · The Saarland, which had been placed under League of Nations supervision for 15 years at the end of World War I, voted in January 1935 to become part of Germany. In March 1935, Hitler announced the creation of an air force, and that the Reichswehr would be increased to 550,000 men. [58]
May 23, 2024 · West Germany adopted its constitution in 1949 and amended it many times, with some controversial additions, such as the creation of the Bundeswehr. Germany's Basic Law was adopted on May 23, 1949 ...
3 days ago · The German colonial empire (German: Deutsches Kolonialreich) constituted the overseas colonies, dependencies, and territories of the German Empire. Unified in 1871, the chancellor of this time period was Otto von Bismarck.
May 22, 2024 · D-Day was the first day of Operation Overlord, the Allied attack on German-occupied Western Europe, which began on the beaches of Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Primarily US, British, and Canadian troops, with naval and air support, attacked five beaches, landing some 135,000 men in a day widely considered to have changed history.
May 22, 2024 · Germany was formally called Germany after the unification of the country into the modern nation-state commenced on 18 August 1866. The North German Confederation Treaty was established, leading to the formation of the Prussia-led North German Confederation, which later transformed into the German Empire in 1871.
1 day ago · The empire caused tensions between the various ethnic groups. Many Austrian pan-Germans showed loyalty to Bismarck and only to Germany, wore symbols that were temporarily banned in Austrian schools and advocated the dissolution of the empire to allow Austria to rejoin Germany, as it had been during the German Confederation of 1815–1866.
May 24, 2024 · Germany derived its name from the Old High German word “diutisc,” meaning “of the people.” When did Prussia become Germany? Prussia became part of the Northern German Confederation in 1866, and then it merged into the German Empire by 1871. Prussia continued to exist as a part of the German Empire.
