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This U.S. Army film tells the story of refugees fleeing Soviet-occupied East Germany through Berlin to West Germany at a time when an estimated 20,000 Germans were crossing the border each…

Scott Miller talked about his book Agent 110: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII, in which he recalls Allen Dulles' efforts to embolden the German resistance against…

David King talked about his book The Trial of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch and the Rise of Nazi Germany, in which he recounts Adolf Hitler’s trial for high treason in February, 1924, which…

A memorial service was held to honor the life and service of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France The former leader died on June 16, 2017.…

James Stejskal talked about the classified U.S. Army Special Forces detachments that were stationed in Berlin, Germany, for over 30 years. He is author of Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold…

American Forces Network (AFN-TV) presented coverage of President Reagan’s 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark the 750th birthday of the city. The broadcast begins by summarizing the Post-World War II…

Historians talked about U.S. actions in East Germany during the early Cold War. They focused on U.S. operations to locate and repatriate the bodies of American soldiers after World War II. And they…

President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint news conference at the White House. Topics included NATO, violent extremism, the Republican replacement bill for the…

President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel posed for a photograph before a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.

Nina Willner talked about her book Forty Autumns: A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall, in which she recalls her mother’s decision to leave her family and…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen exchanged greetings at a meeting at the Pentagon, ahead of a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen spoke to reporters following a meeting at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary James Mattis. Mostly in German, without translation. She responded…

Greg Mitchell talked about his book The Tunnels: Escapes Under the Berlin Wall and the Historic Films the JFK White House Tried to Kill, in which he reports on how a group of people from…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was joined by Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere and Justice Minister Heiko Maas in making remarks on the attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. Speaking…

Neal Bascomb talked about his book The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb, in which he recalls the Nazis' race to build a nuclear bomb and the Allies'…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question, “How concerned are you about the previous-day attacks in Germany and Turkey?” Twelve people in Berlin…

Marshall Trimble talked about 25 German prisoners of war held near Scottsdale, Arizona, during World War II who attempted to escape and return to Germany. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a…

Danny Orbach talked about his book The Plots Against Hitler, in which hee xamines the many plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint news conference in Berlin during the president’s sixth visit to Germany. Both leaders spoke highly about their eight-year friendship and…

Walter Shapiro talked about his book Hustling Hitler: The Jewish Vaudevillian Who Fooled the Führer, in which he remembers his great-uncle Freeman Bernstein, who was arrested on February 18, 1937, for…