East Germans recall storming the headquarters of hated spy agency
A hand-written flyer changed everything for photographer Ralf Drescher, back in a church in East Germany, in 1990. "Fight ...
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Victims of East German regime to receive pension hike, compensation
Victims of the communist party that ruled the former East Germany are set to receive improved financial support following a decision by Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament. The measure, ...
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Declassified tapes give new insight into inner workings of East German Stasi
But the files were saved by East German citizens who stormed Stasi offices in the city of Erfurt. Earlier this year, researchers at the Stasi Records Agency released an analysis of the former ...
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East Germany Establishes Laws To Prevent Exodus of Refugees
The East German Parliament rubber-stamped the demand of the justice minister, Hilde Benjamin, for powers to prosecute fleeing citizens. They now are escaping from the satellite at the rate of ...
MORE TO THE STORY: Why Germans left their homeland
If you live in McLeod County, there’s a good chance that you have some German heritage. If you do not, there’s a good chance that your friends, your neighbors, or your spouse, have ...