The German knights wore modern plate armor. But there was a weak point
It is said to have been real love, but solid political motives may have persuaded the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II to marry his beloved Bianca Lancia on his deathbed in 1250. Because in doing...
"The Russian army is even less good than people thought"
When the Japanese declaration of war was received in St. Petersburg in February 1904, the case was clear to the Russian public. There was talk of a crusade against the “impudent Mongol hordes”. The...
After the 80th ordinance, Hamburg also relies on personal responsibility
The first "Ordinance to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg" came into force on April 2, 2020 - almost three years ago. 79 more of...
Only 30,000 out of 150,000 Turks returned from the winter offensive
At the turn of the year 1914/1915, the Ottoman 3rd Army dragged itself over the mountains of the Allahuekber Mountains towards the Caucasus. The Turkish family man Ali Riza Eti, who served as a...
"It's undemocratic," Kuhle hurled at the climate activist
When weatherman Sven Plöger was skiing at the beginning of January this year, it looked "like the end of August". At plus twelve degrees he "shredded over the ice on an artificial snow slope"...
Polish MiG-29 fighter jets for Ukraine? Germany has a right of veto
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Dead end terror – The mistaken strategy of the Palestinians
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A single up and down – his life is a roller coaster
At almost zero degrees, Stephan Mantler returns home, so to speak. He didn't hold his ticket under the scanner for a whole year, went through the turnstile, turned a bit left and right, and...
On the rail, get set, go!
A book that you would definitely not take with you on a trip: the magnificent illustrated book has a gigantic format and weighs a good four kilos. On countless trips in the mountains, Berthold...
Soaring high in the largest ski area in the world
Luxury hotels, gourmet restaurants and noble huts - Courchevel is the St. Tropez in the snow. When high society celebrates the savoir-vivre in the well-known holiday resort in the French Alps in winter, skiing...