The operation was carried out under 'artificial moonlight' (searchlights shining onto the cloud cover) and during the assault on Rees by the 51st (Highland) Division the Grants both illuminated the crossing and engaged the enemy on the far bank with their 75mm guns.
The principal argument for the reduction are the comparatively long times for vocational education in Germany.
Adolf Wissel (19 April 1894 – 17 November 1973) was a German painter.
Alexander Spengler (March 20, 1827 – November 1, 1901) was a German physician and the first physician specializing in tuberculosis in Davos.
Alpen, Germany, a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Altenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The Angeln Saddleback, also known as the Angler Sattelschwein (Danish: Angler sadelsvin), is a rare breed of domestic pig grown mainly in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Thereafter, Miete worked in the family's farming/milling business until 1950, and then as Managing Director of the Savings and Loan Association in Lotte.
August also increased his incomes by taking over the administration of the County of Barby during the minority of Count August Ludwig.
Basedow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
In August 1536, the leaders of the various Anabaptist groups met in Bocholt in a final attempt to maintain the unity of Anabaptism.
The Battle of Stellau was a battle that took place in the year 1201 near the village of Stellau, now part of Barsbüttel, near Wrist, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Blankenberg is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.
The Bocholt Disaster refers to the collapse of Spinnerei Beckmann cotton mill, in Bocholt, Germany, shortly before its completion in 1895.
Bodenrode-Westhausen is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany.
Bordelum (North Frisian: Boorlem) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Borgdorf-Seedorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Bröbberow is a municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg, Germany, consisting of the three villages Bröbberow, Klein Grenz and Groß Grenz.
Buchholz is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Bunde, Germany, a town in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The Cologne-Minden Railway Company built the 183 kilometre long railway between 1859 and 1862 from Deutz via Betzdorf, Dillenburg and Wetzlar to Gießen, with a branch to the mines in Siegen.
Conrad was buried in Saint Martin's Church in the town of Owen, near the Teck castle.
Diana Sorbello (born June 27, 1979 in Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German schlager singer.
However, Eric died unexpectedly on 14 May 1532, during a banquet in Fürstenau to celebrate his election in Osnabrück with his noble friends.
In Fürstenau on 19 June 1726 Ernst Frederick married Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau (d. July 1745).
Faulenrost is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, north-east Germany.
He also got a bronze medal with the French team at the World Championships 2004 in Oberhof
Fischbach-Oberraden is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel founded the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1863 in Olpe, Germany.
Garstedt is a municipality in the districty of Harburg in Lower Saxony in Germany
Gettorf (Danish: Gettorp) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Giersleben is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Gornsdorf is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.
Grischow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Gudendorf is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
He was a member of the SPD (Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands Social-democratic party of Germany) since 1946.
Hohen Wangelin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Hohenbollentin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Hohenzieritz is a municipality in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
There are more than 30 IQN programs, each focuses on different cutting edge sub-field, under cooperation of partners in Germany and other countries all over the world.
The gathering was held in Stuttgart, Germany from 18 to 24 August 1907 and was attended by nearly 900 delegates from around the globe.
Johann Franz Ermels (1641-1693), a German painter and engraver, a pupil of Holtzman, was born in Reilkirch.
Kabelhorst is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Klaus Zmorek (born 4 December 1957 in Lemberg, Germany) is a German actor.
The regulations for the Kollegstufe and also for the Abitur are different in the different "Länder" (federal states) of Germany.
Kollmoor is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Kotzenbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Krempermoor is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Kriesow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Kurt Emmerich (January 31, 1930 - February 3, 2006) was a German radio reporter.
Landscheide is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Langenberg (Rhineland), an independent town until 1975, now a borough of Velbert, Germany.
Friedrich August Ludwig Thienemann ( 25 December 1793, Freyburg – 24 June 1858, Dresden) was a German physician and naturalist.
Today, remnants of the old hundred are now part of the island-turned-peninsula of Nordstrand, as well as the site of the town of Simonsberg, Germany, located southwest of Husum.
Manhagen is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Massow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Meister or Master Gerhard (* c 1210/1215 allegedly in Reil – 24 or 25 April 1271 in Cologne) was the first master mason of Cologne Cathedral.
Meddewade is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Mehlbek is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Gaining Semicha in 1902, he travelled to Germany where he became acquainted with a more modern form of Orthodox Judaism that had a more tolerant attitude to secular education and to political Zionism (although such attitudes were also present in the Lithuania of his youth, and in his grandfather).
Mönkhagen is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Neundorf (bei Schleiz) is a municipality in the district of Saale-Orla, Thuringia, Germany.
In September 1943 Italy surrendered to the Allies and her place in Albania was taken by German troops.
Oeschebüttel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Beginning on the night of 23 March 1945, Operation Plunder was the crossing of the River Rhine at Rees, Wesel, and south of the Lippe River by the British 2nd Army, under Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey (Operations Turnscrew, Widgeon, and Torchlight), and the U.S. Ninth Army (Operation Flashpoint), under Lieutenant General William Simpson.
Oststeinbek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Pahlen is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Plötzkau is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Poyenberg is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Rantrum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Riepsdorf is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Ritzerow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar was a County of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany.
Schwarz is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Schwentinental is a town in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Seibersbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
The school also offers one of the most international classrooms in Sweden, with students and faculty from the U.S., China, Germany, and other countries.
Süderau is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Teach First Deutschland is a German non-profit organization started in 2008 and adapted from Teach For America and Teach First.
Verchen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Vierhöfen is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Vipperow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Waddeweitz is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Waldburg-Wolfegg was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Wallhausen is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Walow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Walter Arendt (born 17 January 1925 in Heessen; died 7 March 2005 in Bornheim) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Wennbüttel is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Werner Heldt (1904–54) was a German painter.
Westerland, Germany, a town on the island Sylt, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Wewelsfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Wildberg is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Wilhelm Holtz (15 October 1836 – 27 September 1913) was a German physicist who was a native of Saatel bei Barth, Mecklenburg.
Windberg Abbey was founded by Count Albert I of Bogen with the assistance of Bishop Otto of Bamberg on the site of the original seat of the Counts of Bogen.
Windesheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Windischleuba is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.
Winseldorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Wolperath is the third largest urban subdivision (Ortsteil) of the Neunkirchen-Seelscheid municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhein-Sieg, Germany.
Attempting to leave for Germany to continue his education, he was stopped at the border and brought back, a virtual prisoner, to Vinitza.
Zschaitz-Ottewig is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.
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Alois Joseph Dessauer (born Aron Baruch Dessauer; February 21, 1763, Gochsheim - April 11, 1850, Aschaffenburg) was a famous German court banker (Court Jew).
Ammeldingen an der Our is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Anton Karl Thraen (17 January 1843 in Holungen – 18 February 1902 in Dingelstädt) was a German astronomer and named two minor planets, 442 Eichsfeldia and 443 Photographica.
It had taken off on its way with the rest of the squadron on a mission to bomb the industrial complex at Solingen, Germany.
Banz Abbey (German: Kloster Banz), now known as Banz Castle (German: Schloss Banz), is a former Benedictine monastery, since 1978 a part of the town of Bad Staffelstein north of Bamberg, Bavaria, southern Germany.
Borstendorf is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.
The Botanischer Garten in Bad Langensalza is a botanical garden located at Kurpromenade 5b, Bad Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany.
It was first described in 1868 for a sample from a hydrothermal nickel-uranium vein from Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany and named for German chemist Robert William Eberhard Bunsen (1811–1899).
He was Interior Minister of Prussia from 1920 to 1926, Minister of the Interior from 1928 to 1930 and Interior Minister of Prussia again from 1930 to 1932.
Cörmigk is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Within the next 2 years offices were opened in Germany (Berlin), Great Britain (London), the Czech Republic (Prague), Canada (Toronto), Poland (Warsaw) and Ukraine (Kiev).
He eventually returned to Germany, where he died in Munich.
In September 1791, after the dissolution of the Assembly, Montlosier fled to Germany where he tried to join the counter-revolutionary Army of Condé at Coblenz.
MyCityDeal is backed by two key investors, Germany's Holtzbrinck Ventures and Rocket Internet.
Hammoor is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Westfaling was born in London, England, the son of Harbert Westphaling, whose family originated in Westphalia (Germany).
The company headquarters is in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with offices and manufacturing plants internationally including Carlisle, South Carolina; Harbor Springs, Michigan; Boyne City, Michigan; Hamilton, Ontario; Northampton, England; Ludwigshafen, Germany; Palaiseau, France; Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India.
Krombach is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany.
In March 2009 the foundation of Libertas Germany was disclosed at a press conference in Berlin.
Manegold's book also contained an account of the life of Gregory VII, reflecting the Vita by John the Deacon of Gregory the Great; this shares details with chronicles of Berthold of Reichenau and Bernold of St Blasien, writing in the part of southern Germany in which Manegold had sheltered after having to leave Alsace.
Middle Rhine (German: Mittelrhein), the Rhine River between Bingen and Bonn, Germany
The Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway is a 24 km long main line on the left (western) bank of the Rhine in the Lower Rhine region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Nutteln is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Osterberg, a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany
In 2007 Marfin Investment Group acquired 20% of the company, and in March 2008 sold it to Germany's Deutsche Telekom which later increased its stake to 25% plus one vote, matching that of the state.
PIKO manufactures its own products, at its headquarters factory in Sonneberg (Thüringen) Germany, and at its own factory, PIKO China, in Guangdong, PRC.
Plankstetten Abbey (Kloster Plankstetten) is a monastery of the Benedictines located between Berching and Beilngries in Bavaria, Germany.
Propaganda during the Reformation, helped by the spread of the printing press throughout Europe, and in particular within Germany, caused new ideas, thoughts, and doctrine to be made available to the public in ways that had never been seen before the sixteenth century.
He has won several national titles (including the 1968 German Team Championships with Eintracht Frankfurt), took part in several international tournaments, such as Beaulieu and Cannes Championships, and represented Germany in the main draw of the 1971 French Open – Men's Singles competition at Roland Garros, Paris.
Since 2003 Bengtsson lives in Breitenburg in Northern Germany where he runs his own stable together with Bo Kristoffersen.
RAF Germany was disbanded as a separate command in 1993 as part of the reduction of British Armed Forces presence in Europe at the cessation of the Cold War.
Lustschloss Favorite (Mainz), baroque chateaux that existed between 1722 and 1793 in Mainz, Germany
Spirit Zone Recordings was an electronic music record label from Germany which started in 1994.
SS Westfalen (1912) was built as the 170 ton minesweeper FM-29 in 1919, by Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, Germany.
Stephan Breuing (born September 21, 1985 in Bochum) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005.
Toured extensively (Britain, Germany and Japan) including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Markneukirchen Guitar Festival, Karuizawa Music Festival and 3 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall as Special Guest of Art Garfunkel.
STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH was a German defence company, producing sensors and other electronic or computer components such as Radar, Sonar, fire-control systems, simulations.
A film adaptation of the novel with the same title Tannöd was released in cinemas in Germany on 19 November 2009, directed by Bettina Oberli, (Wüste-Film West) and starring Julia Jentsch, Monica Bleibtreu and Volker Bruch.
It is based on the book written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle.
Having been born in Munich, Germany, and moved to New York City in 1896, Viereck graduated from the College of the City of New York and directly entered the world of publishing.
After the King's arrest and execution, he fled to the continent and married Anna Petronilla the daughter of Baron von Pöllnitz from Westphalia (Governor of Lippstadt, 20 miles east of Dortmund in Germany).
(Heidelberg), a German banker who came to New Zealand at the age of 50 after fleeing Nazi Germany.
Upon his return to Germany, he was assigned as the operations officer of an armored brigade in Augustdorf.
The Wiehltal Bridge is a highway bridge on the A 4 motorway between Cologne and Olpe over the Wiehltal valley at Engelskirchen (Oberbergischer Kreis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Wistedt is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Wustrow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.