Der Spiegel - Germany

• New Information in the Nazi Database: What You Need to Know About the SS

  Your grandfather appears in the SS files? What that might mean, how you can continue your research and who was even allowed to join the Nazi organization in the first place: You'll find answers to the most important questions here.

• NSDAP archive: How DER SPIEGEL processed the data from the Nazi card file

  Where does the data come from? What do the matches mean? What errors exist? And what does the date of joining reveal about entanglement with Hitler’s regime? Here you can find the answers to the most important questions about the Nazi card file.

• Interactive Research Tool: What Your Family Did Under Hitler – Find Out Here

  DER SPIEGEL has cross-referenced hundreds of thousands of SS files with the millions of NSDAP membership cards. Here, you can search through the updated files and find clues as to possible SS membership.

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: "I Am Dissatisfied with the Prevailing Atmosphere in Germany"

  In a wide ranging interview with DER SPIEGEL, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks about his relationship with Trump, the immense challenges facing Germany and the dangers of the AfD.

• Defense in Orbit: Germany Goes Big in the Military Space Race

  Berlin was long content to ignore space as a military frontier. But now, the Merz government is investing 35 billion euros in an array of new systems. The race for lucrative contracts has begun.