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3 days ago · Kaliningrad (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ n ɪ n ɡ r æ d / kə-LIN-in-grad; Russian: Калининград, IPA: [kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat]), until 1946 known as Königsberg (German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ; Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized: Kyonigsberg, IPA: [ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲerk]; Polish: Królewiec), is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian ...
5 days ago · Spangdahlem AB. Location: Spangdahlem, Germany. Image: Af.mil. In Use: 1952-Present. Overall Mission: Spangdahlem Air Base is a NATO Air Base with the USAF as the major tenant. The base’s primary unit is the 52nd Fighter Wing, which specializes in the suppression of enemy air defenses. Units Stationed:
1 day ago · Leipzig (/ ˈ l aɪ p s ɪ ɡ,-s ɪ x / LYPE-sig, -sikh, German: [ˈlaɪptsɪç] ⓘ; Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony, and with a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023, it is the eighth-most populous city in Germany as well as the largest city in the territory of the former East Germany apart from Berlin.
4 days ago · Warsaw Pact, (May 14, 1955–July 1, 1991) treaty establishing a mutual-defense organization ( Warsaw Treaty Organization) composed originally of the Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. ( Albania withdrew in 1968, and East Germany did so in 1990.) The treaty (which was renewed on April ...
13 hours ago · Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁfʊʁt] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia.It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities (Thüringer Städtekette), stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt ...
3 days ago · Dresden is the traditional capital of Saxony and the third largest city in eastern Germany after Berlin and Leipzig. It lies in the broad basin of the Elbe River between Meissen and Pirna, 19 miles (30 km) north of the Czech border and 100 miles (160 km) south of Berlin. Sheltering hills north and south of the Elbe valley contribute to the mild ...
5 days ago · The Black Forest has a length of approx. 160 km in a north-south direction and a width of approx. 60 km in the south and somewhat less in the north. Karlsruhe is on the 49th parallel, Freiburg on the 48th and Basle at approx. 47° 30' N. The east/west limits of the Black Forest are between approx. 7° 40' and 8° 45' E.
