The East German mark was thinner ... there was more awaiting them on the other side: free money. A 100 Deutsche Mark bill.Nanna Heitmann—Magnum Photos for TIME Since 1970, East Germans arriving ...

Its basement contains a treasure trove of relics of East German history, including the 500-mark note that never saw the light of day. It felt a bit unreal to carry a large paper bag full of ...

In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of Verdun, determined to show ...

Ceremonies have been held in the German capital to mark the 64th anniversary ... a popular uprising in former communist East Germany in which more than 100 people may have died at the hands ...