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 ...

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 ...

VERDUN, France (AP) — 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 ...