Few of the hundreds of songs in the antifascist repertoire became as popular as the “Song of the Peat Bog Soldiers,” written 90 years ago at the Börgermoor concentration camp. This is its history. The rise of German fascism prompted an impressive musical culture directed against it.
The Rheinhotel Dreesen on the banks of the Rhine in Bad Godesberg breathes history without being antiquated. In the beer garden and extended green area with chestnut trees, hikers, families and hotel guests can relax and take it easy. Food and drink orders can also be made there via cell phone.
At least 13 million Soviet soldiers and 14 million civilians lost their lives in the war. But at the Berlin commemorative events this year, the displaying of the Soviet flag was forbidden.