The throb of unrest in East Germany can be accurately measured by the flow of refugees to the West. For about a year the number of East Germans seeking sanctuary was a fairly steady 6,500 a month.

A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and ...

You only have to look at a map of Germany to see where much of its support comes from. Almost all of the old East Germany has turned ... After Germany lost in World War Two, the country was ...

Currently accessible campaign maps of the Warsaw Pact ... is often mentioned as the former East Germany's nuclear war command center. Back during World War II, the Nazis built a chemical plant ...

Map: The Economist Demography provides another clue. The entire country is ageing, but in much of east Germany outside cities like Leipzig and Jena the situation is essentially irredeemable.

While most Americans may remember East Germany for its association with World War II and Communism, this part of Europe is the birthplace of some of the world's most significant cultural ...