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Weißenfels and Leipzig

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May 18th 2015
This morning I visited another town where my father was stationed. Weißenfels is in a good-sized community with 30,000 inhabitants these days. When my father was here, he didn't really comment in his letters about the town or the area around it. I am not at all sure where he was billeted or where he may have spent time. I tried to go to places that he might have seen - the main square (see pictur ... read more

Europe » Germany

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more