Königsberg
Historic Prussian name of Kaliningrad
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August 2017 | Died in August at the age of 99 after battling cancer, having returned to Germany and residing in a public assisted-living facility in Baden-Baden. |
August 29 2017 | Kurt Dahlmann passed away at the age of 99, concluding a life of military service, journalism, and political activism. |
July 24 2017 | Died on 24 July 2017, concluding a long career as a high-ranking Stasi officer. |
July 24 2017 | Passed away at the age of 90, having been a Major general in the East German Ministry for State Security. |
2015 | A photograph of Goldberg was mistakenly used on a monument to 'Protectors of Motherland' in Tobolsk, Russia, as a surrogate for a Red Army soldier. The image was subsequently corrected. |
2010 | German classical metal band Coppelius, named after a character from Hoffmann's 'The Sandman', releases their album Zinnober featuring a track titled 'Klein Zaches'. |
December 2010 | Goldberg was featured in the TV series Nazi Collaborators episode 'The Jews Who Fought for Hitler', first screened in the UK. |
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