ZDF is the German national public service television company. We are an independent non-profit corporation, founded and regulated by the Länder – the sixteen states that constitute the Federal ...

ZDF: the German national public service television. The independent non-profit corporation, founded and regulated by the Länder – the sixteen states of the Fed. Rep. of Germany. We provide the 84 ...

The coverage of international events by ZDF reporters and foreign correspondents benefits from agreements with other major TV corporations. Furthermore, membership of the European Broadcasting Union ...

In 1940, Adolf Hitler forces the defeated French to sign their surrender in a train carriage - the Germans had experienced the same humiliation at the end of the First World War. In 1940, Adolf Hitler ...

Together with Treblinka and Majdanek, Sobibor is one of the camps of "Operation Reinhardt" – a Nazi murder campaign that took nearly two million lives within a few months in 1942/43. Together with ...

The world order is in transition. How should Europe behave in this new constellation? Richard David Precht discusses with political advisor Ivan Krastev. (English language version) The role of the ...

ZDF ensures fair and impartial coverage and represents a diversity of opinions to promote social cohesion and uphold democratic values. We are committed to objective reporting and diverse perspectives ...

The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943 was not only the turning point of the war but also convinced the Nazi leadership to intensify their terror and propaganda campaigns ...

Recently elected Reich Chancellor, Adolf Hitler clamps down on all opposition. In less than two years he transforms Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship. What is particularly noteworthy is ...

The Administrative Council monitors the Director-General’s activities – with a particular focus on budgetary matters. Each of its 12 members are appointed for a five-year term. Quelle: ZDF/Torsten ...

At the end of 1939, the German army invaded Poland. They are closely followed by SS task forces, which have only one mission: to exterminate the Polish intelligentsia. Thousands are murdered. At the ...

How do you deal with a people who remained loyal to their regime until the very end, who carried out the mass extermination of Jews and other minorities, and supported the destruction of Europe? With ...