At higher echelons, battalion and division-level comparisons reveal contrasts in logistics, unit composition, and strategic deployment. West German battalions typically included substantial staff and ...

Lothar Matthaus and the West Germany squad with the World Cup and a tearful Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne Photos: Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic This is the 14th in a series by The Athletic ...

Though less celebrated than the economic miracle, or Wirtschaftswunder, another happy postwar transformation has overtaken West Germany. It might be called the Fräuleinwunder. In place of the ...

Quite simply the greatest upset in World Cup final history. In the group stage at the 1954 World Cup, West Germany were hammered 8-3 by the great Hungarian team of Ferenc Puskas and Sandor Kocsis.

Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt died on Tuesday aged 96 and leaders from around Europe praised him as an architect of international cooperation and post-war European integration. Schmidt ...

See some intriguing numbers behind West Germany's triumph at the 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy. Amid 'The Fall of the Wall', Franz Beckenbauer and soldiers had another bulging blockade to break through.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt died on Tuesday aged 96 and leaders from Europe and the United States praised him as an architect of international cooperation and ...