A political leader in the Federal Republic of Germany, Helmut Kohl (born 1930) became chancellor in 1982 at the head of a coalition of three political parties. He stressed symbolic reconciliation with...
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Helmut Kohl has always been grateful that he benefited from the "grace of late birth." Though forced into the Hitler Youth, Kohl was too young to be drafted into the Nazi war machine and sent to th...
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Berlin (dpa) - Military officers and senior legislators laid a
wreath Friday at the spot in Berlin where four conspirators against
Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler were executed 6...
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Feb 1 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to
have occurred on Feb. 8 in history: 1904 - The Russo-Japanese War began when the Japanese
launched a surprise attack on the Russian fle...
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New York/Halifax (dpa) - A businessman and arms lobbyist trying to
evade extradition to Germany over a finance scandal that rocked
German politics Wednesday insisted the Can...
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New York/Toronto (dpa) - A businessman and arms lobbyist linked to
a financing scandal that rocked Germany's Christian Democratic party
lost another level of appeal against ...
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Berlin (dpa) - The cash-for-contracts probe at German concern
Siemens has widened to include investigations into illicit payments
in Indonesia and China, weekend reports sai...
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Berlin (dpa) - A senior Polish government official tasked with
relations with Germany has lashed out at Berlin's policies within the
European Union, accusing it of being "in...
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Warsaw (dpa) - The liberal victor of the Polish elections, Donald
Tusk of the People's Platform (PO), considers German Chancellor
Angela Merkel as the "best German politicia...
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Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl Is A Giant In European History
