In 1919, the National Assembly, which met in Weimar after the collapse of the German Empire, again designated black-red-gold as the flag of the newly founded Weimar Republic.. This was preceded by ...

The event offers an authentic immersion into German culture and features traditional foods, beverages and live entertainment. If you go: What: German flag raising ceremony to celebrate Oktoberfest.

The huge German airship exploded above a New Jersey airfield on May 6 1937 – with newsreel footage of its burning wreckage forming one of the 20th Century’s most iconic images ...