The theft reportedly took place after the driver left his truck in an unguarded parking lot overnight.

At first, disarmament was imposed on Germany. American and Russian forces seized weapons depots, sealed off factories, and sent trainloads of military equipment out of the country. During the Cold War, countering the Soviet threat required a new West German military, rebuilt from the ranks of former Nazis, but always under Washington’s supervision.

The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week.

Bakers in the eastern German city of Dresden have been making stollen for hundreds of years and it is now a treasured Christmas tradition. It is usually cut on the first weekend of Advent — the four-week period leading up to Christmas — and served with coffee and Christmas cookies.

German supermodel Claudia Schiffer was among guests at the Windsor Castle banquet this evening.

The Prince and Princess of Wales greeted President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, at Heathrow Airport

The New York City-based Young Republican Club will honor a far-right German leader at its annual gala — just eight weeks after its statewide counterpart was disbanded over a group chat in which members praised Adolf Hitler.

Sophie wears this one headpiece for most glitzy events.