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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wahn Airport, near Bohn, Germany, Nov. 22, 1954: Former President Herbert Hoover addresses gathered reporters at Wahn Airport, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer standing behind him on the right.

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.