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“The past actually happened, but history is only what someone wrote down”, says A. Whitney Brown. From a genealogist’s point of view, it is wonderful that events were recorded and sad when they were not. German national history is eventful, to say the least. Some actions had a major impact in the lives of our ancestors. Following are a few developments which altered the political and social landscape of Germany. To gain a more in depth picture of an event or an area, local histories should be consulted. | “The past actually happened, but history is only what someone wrote down”, says A. Whitney Brown. From a genealogist’s point of view, it is wonderful that events were recorded and sad when they were not. German national history is eventful, to say the least. Some actions had a major impact in the lives of our ancestors. Following are a few developments which altered the political and social landscape of Germany. To gain a more in depth picture of an event or an area, local histories should be consulted. | ||
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<br>After WWII Germany lost the following territories http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/germany/194956.gif | <br>After WWII Germany lost the following territories http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/germany/194956.gif | ||
[[Category:Germany]] | [[Category:Germany History]] |