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Tag Archives: German history
Our Prisoner of War
Recently, I stayed with my father in Bavaria, where life is informal and one can put the feet on the table and smoke inside the house. We were both preoccupied with reading, my father with the newspaper and me with … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, History, Military, Russia, Travel, World War II
Tagged Bavaria, cigars, German history, Nazis, Soviet Union
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Does the Federal Republic of Germany even exist? A discussion with a “Reichsbürger”.
Many years ago, someone walked into my law office, showed me a notice about some traffic fine and explained, confusing our respective roles in the attorney-client relationship, why he definitely wouldn’t need to pay the fine. According to him, the … Continue reading
Posted in German Law, Germany, History, Law, Military, Politics, World War II
Tagged constitutional law, German history, international law
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East Germany and West Germany, seen from the outside
In the old days, before Erasmus, academic exchanges were still complicated: visa, health insurance, exchanging money. And then there was no internet, so you couldn’t start looking for accommodation before the move. The first week was usually spent at a hotel, … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, Education, Germany, History, Media, UK
Tagged German history, university
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Eastern Germany, the unknown Germany
The headline is not universally true, of course, but merely a reference to my own limited experience. But let me tell you how I came to it. Last winter, when I lived in Montenegro, I met a woman who was either … Continue reading
Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler
After Donald Trumps’s speech at the Republican National Convention, I made this joke, inspired both by the plagiarism in the current Mrs Trumps’ speech and by the speech itself: As with all my other Donald Trump jokes however, it turned out … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Elections, History, Politics, US election 2016, USA
Tagged Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, German history, Hitler, Nazis
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What is the SS Marching Band doing in Bolivia?
On average, you are awoken by marching bands in Bolivia twice per week and at least once per week you will be prevented from falling asleep at night by a marching band and fireworks. I generally like this, and it’s much better … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Education, Germany, History, Music, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged German history, Potosi, SS
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German history follows me all the way to Bolivia
A few days ago in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia: The Orient Express on which I had come from San José de Chiquitos even further in the east of the country was delayed by an hour, so I had to hurry to get to the airport to catch … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, German Law, Germany, History, Holocaust, Immigration Law, Law, Travel, World War II
Tagged Chulumani, German citizenship, German history, German passport, immigration, Jews, Nazis, Santa Cruz
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