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Battles
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Third Coalitian battle which gave France control of Bavaria
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Battle of Ulm
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After this dual battle, Prussia was occupied by the French army
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Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
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Because of this battle, the Roman province of Germania Antiqua was disestablished
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Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
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Thirty Years' War battle which resulted in Swedish victory and Gustavus Adolphus' death
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Battle of Lützen
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After this Seven Years' War battle, France refused to send anymore troops against Prussia
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Battle of Rossbach
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Costly battle in which both Frederick the Great and Leopold von Daun were wounded
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Battle of Torgau
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This battle ended the Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War
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Battle of Wolgast
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One of the largest naval evacuations in history
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Operation Hannibal
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Largest land offensive in history
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Operation Barbarossa
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Planned Nazi invasion of the United Kingdom
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Operation Sea Lion
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People
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Grand Admiral of Nazi Germany who became president after Hitler's death
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Karl Dönitz
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Last king of the Salian/Salic dynasty who married Matilda of England
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Henry V
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Won the Nobel Prize in Physics and came up with a theory defining the shortest possible length
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Max Planck
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Composer who is sometimes included in the 'Three Bs' of music
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Johannes Brahms
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Author of the 'Buddenbrooks' and 'The Magic Mountain' who won the Nobel Prize in Literature
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Thomas Mann
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Lead singer of the Scorpions who wrote 'Wind of Change' and 'Moment of Glory'
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Klaus Meine
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Commander in Stalingrad who is considered the best Nazi General
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Erich von Manstein
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Musician who composed 'Death and Transfiguration' and 'Also sprach Zarathustra'
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Richard Strauss
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Chancellor who was responsible for the unification of Germany in the 19ᵗʰ century
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Otto von Bismarck
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Current chancellor of Germany
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Olaf Scholz
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Leading figure of the Protestant Reformation who wrote the 'Ninety-five Theses'
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Martin Luther
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Philosopher who came up with the 'Übermensch' and claimed that "God is Dead"
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Four times Formula 1 World Champion who retired in 2022
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Sebastian Vettel
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Engineer and founder of Mercedes who invented the first working gasoline powered automobile
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Karl Benz
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Business man who supplied the Nazi soldiers with uniforms
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Hugo Boss
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Theoretical physicist who came up with the 'General Relativity' and the 'Special Relativity' theories
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Albert Einstein
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Former Pope and author of 'Jesus of Nazareth' who resigned
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Pope Benedict XVI
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Hint
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Mountains
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Mountain range crossed by Hannibal and Napoleon
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Alps
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Mountain range which has the same name as a cake from this region
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Black Forest
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Highest peak in Germany which is on the border with Austria
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Zugspitze
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Highest mountain in the Harz mountain range
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Brocken
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Landmarks
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Castle which is featured in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and is the inspiration for the Sleeping Beauty Castle
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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One of the highest waterfalls in Germany
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Triberg Waterfalls
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Used to be the entrance to the capital city
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Brandenburg Gate
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Castle built in the 12ᵗʰ century which has been owned by the same family since 1815
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Eltz Castle
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Baroque style palace whose 'Amber Room' was given to Peter the Great
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Charlottenburg Palace
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Longest living section of the Berlin Wall
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East Side Gallery
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Old castle which is located in a state capital
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Schwerin Castle
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Bridge which links multiple high rock formations which is part of the Saxon Switzerland National Park
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Bastei Bridge
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Summer residence for some of the Bavarian monarchs
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Nymphenburg Palace
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Quotes
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Germany is a great nation only because its people have so much Polish blood in their veins.
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Germany is our fatherland; Europe is our future.
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Learning German is what eternity was made for.
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The entire language is threatening.
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Thanks and have a nice day :)
Thank you for telling me!
Had some problems with "Roman build castle" because it was built in the 12th century and I thought of the Roman Empire and not the epoche and with chancelor of uinfication because I thought of Kohl in 1990 :D
Thanks for telling me :)