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Durch Deutschland ziehen sich 13.000 Kilometer Autobahn.
Faster and faster
The German autobahn – a long-distance road with a worldwide reputation. Read here what is legend and what is truth.
„Der Fußball gibt einem viel“ 125 years of the DFB
Volunteering
“You get a lot out of football”
Björn Bergmann volunteers as a children’s coach - and teaches the young players not only footballing skills.
Die Stars des DFB: die Nationalmannschaft der Männer 125 years of the DFB
Tradition and continued evolution
On the road to the future of football
The world’s largest single sports association celebrates its 125th anniversary. A tour of the DFB’s history featuring seven milestones.
Der FC Bayern hat etliche Turniere gewonnen. 125 years of the DFB
FC Bayern Munich
“Mia san mia”
Global success story: how FC Bayern Munich worked its way up to world class level and how it will be celebrating its 125th anniversary.
Felix Brych 125 years of the DFB
Referees
Felix Brych: “A promise is a promise”
Without referees there would be no football matches: Felix Brych is Germany’s most successful referee.
DFB 125 years of the DFB
Facts and figures
The DFB - the world’s largest sports association
Everything you should know about the German Football Association: the key facts and figures about the world’s largest sports association.
Hanna arbeitet seit vier Monaten als Freiwillige in Oświęcim Holocaust Remembrance Day
Culture of remembrance
“Those were people who wanted to live their lives”
Commemorating and remembering: Hanna is spending a year abroad as a volunteer at the International Youth Meeting Centre in Oświęcim / Auschwitz.
Kinder und Jugendliche engagieren sich gegen Antisemitismus. Young democracy
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Young people preserve the memories of Holocaust survivors
How can Holocaust survivor stories be documented? In Germany, the organisation “Zweitzeugen” shows how this can be achieved through work with young people.
Denkmal am Geschwister-Scholl-Platz in München
“Committed to life”
The biographer Maren Gottschalk talks about the resistance fighter Sophie Scholl and her relevance today.
Ihr Tagebuch wurde nach Anne Franks Tod weltberühmt. Holocaust Remembrance Day
Anne Frank
Anne Frank and her diary: writing for eternity
Anne Frank died in a concentration camp aged 15. Her diary is one of the most important documents which bear witness to Nazi atrocities.
Ariane 6 startet zu einem Testflug in Kourou. A look ahead to 2025
Innovations
These are the things we’re set to achieve in 2025!
Higher minimum wage, Ariane 6, the Hydrogen Hub and brewing beer: these are the minor and major steps forward that await us in 2025.
Fireworks Silvester
How do Germans celebrate new year‘s eve?
The end of the calendar year is approaching, and you want to celebrate “Silvester” (New Year’s Eve) like the Germans do? Traditions in Germany.

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