GERMANY had its opening game against Scotland for the 2024 Euros on Friday June 14, 2024.The German national anthem has a complicated history, but why ...

To talk about this anthem in particular, we have to go back to the year 1797. At that time, the composer Joseph Haydn made a melody, known as ‘ Kaiserled’, performed in honor of the Holy Roman ...

In an unexpected twist, the Bundesliga opener between FC Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig will feature a special rendition of the German national anthem performed by none other than saxophonist Andre ...

Chancellor Merkel sang the official national anthem during campaign rallies A call for Germany's national anthem to be gender neutral has been met with backlash, including from Angela Merkel. The ...

Today, only the third verse – which does not contain the phrase – is used as Germany's national anthem. The haunting words of the first have been consigned, thankfully, to history.

In March 2018, Germany's equal opportunity commissioner called for the national anthem's lyrics to be made gender-neutral: "Fatherland" could change to "homeland" ("Heimatland") and "brotherly ...

A call for Germany's national anthem to be gender neutral has been met with backlash, including from Angela Merkel. The country's equality commissioner, Kirsten Rose-Moehring, had proposed ...

Chancellor Merkel sang the official national anthem during campaign rallies A call for Germany's national anthem to be gender neutral has been met with backlash, including from Angela Merkel. The ...

A call for Germany's national anthem to be gender neutral has been met with backlash, including from Angela Merkel. The country's equality commissioner, Kirsten Rose-Moehring, had proposed ...