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German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party. He had previously ...

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A tank manufactured by the Franco-German defense contractor KNDS is on display at the company's booth at the Eurosatory defense exhibition near Paris on June 15, 2026. (Wolf von Dewitz/picture ...

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Franco-German defense giant Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter (KNDS) have unveiled a new main battle tank for European customers at the 2026 Eurosatory trade show. KNDS, in case you are unaware, is a ...