This is a collection of DYK articles related to Germany in 2012.

Facts (Did you know ...?) from these articles appeared both on the Main page and on the Portal:Germany in the Did you know section. You can read the fact on the article's discussion page, or - in the context as it appeared on the Main page - in the DYK archive of the day, linked in column 1 of the following table.

Facts from 2011 were archived in Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/DYK 2011.

Until 2010 DYK articles related to Germany were archived in two separate sets, for the portal in Portal:Germany/Did you know/Archive and for the project in Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany#Did you know? (DYK).

Table of DYK articles

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December

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
30 Dec Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152 Gerda Arendt 1,736 pic
28 Dec Edda Göring Moonraker 7,308 stats
27 Dec Steindamm Church Olessi 1,486
26 Dec Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 Gerda Arendt 607
Schlosskirche (Königsberg) Olessi 1,909
25 Dec Das Christ-Elflein Voceditenore 399
24 Dec The Sons of Great Bear Bahavd Gita 2,812 hist
22 Dec Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 Nikkimaria 3,644 hist
21 Dec Hermann Hogeback MisterBee1966 14,668
15 Dec Inge Keller Ostalgist 4,960
12 Dec Klaus Hofmann Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
561 hist
9 Dec Capture of Egersund Manxruler 2,241
8 Dec Christoph Nichelmann Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
353
4 Dec Otto Weiß (pilot) MisterBee1966 4,261
2 Dec Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 Gerda Arendt 660

November

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
26 Nov Formula One drivers from Germany Violetriga 461 multi hook
25 Nov Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende, BWV 90 Gerda Arendt 582 hist
23 Nov The Tower of Blue Horses Yngvadottir 5,413 pic hist stats
Würzburger Stein Agne27 5,126 hist stats
22 Nov Klauser Schuhe, Lego-Brücke Tomcat7 4,495 3,962 + 533
19 Nov German Turfan expeditions Rosiestep 5,921 stats
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 Gerda Arendt 706
13 Nov Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
Johann Heinrich Ernesti
Gerda Arendt
Dr. Blofeld
1,534 hist, 1,025 + 509
11 Nov Operation Bertram Chiswick Chap 12,363 pic hist stats
Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 Gerda Arendt 563 hist
10 Nov Paul Kelpe Mandarax 3,315 pic
8 Nov Erich Barke Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
529 hist
7 Nov Thaddäus Troll Voceditenore 1,330 quirky hist
Why Die for Danzig? Piotrus 5,675 stats
4 Nov Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 Gerda Arendt 714
2 Nov Rhapsodie Macabre Gerda Arendt 1,278 pic

October

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
31 Oct Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 Gerda Arendt 704 hist
30 Oct U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien MisterBee1966 7,544 stats
29 Oct Sejm of the Grand Duchy of Posen Piotrus 1,421 hist
25 Oct Frankfurter Kantorei Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
303 hist
24 Oct Berlin Biennale Yngvadottir 1,718 hist
23 Oct Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49 Gerda Arendt 1,632
21 Oct Karl-Friedrich Beringer Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
399 pic hist
20 Oct Hellmut G. Haasis Williamodom 517
Tauzieher Thine Antique Pen
Yngvadottir
3,621 pic
19 Oct Residenz Ansbach
St. Gumbertus, Ansbach
St. Johannis, Ansbach
Dr. Blofeld
Nvvchar
Gerda Arendt
1,329 hist, 635 + 361 + 333
17 Oct Altes Stadthaus, Dortmund Thine Antique Pen
Gerda Arendt
2,746 hist
16 Oct SMS Niobe (1849) Sturmvogel 66 5,002 pic
14 Oct Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
3,330 pic hist
Friedrich Zehm Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
324
13 Oct Jacob the Liar (1975 film) Bahavd Gita 5,073 stats
11 Oct Schloßborn Dr. Blofeld
Ipigott
Gerda Arendt
1,594
Carolyn Sampson Gerda Arendt 988
7 Oct Ludwig Gies Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
3,614 pic hist
6 Oct World War II looting of Poland Piotrus 3,470
5 Oct Reiner Stach PumpkinSky
Gerda Arendt
483
3 Oct Chor von St. Bonifatius Gerda Arendt 505 hist
2 Oct Bachwoche Ansbach Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
545 pic hist
Zelter-Plakette Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
715
1 Oct Capture of Bacharach History6969 5,515 pic hist stats
Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Gerda Arendt 514 hist
Günther Kaunzinger Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
244

September

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
30 Sep Hands Up or I'll Shoot Bahavd Gita 3,162
29 Sep Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 Gerda Arendt 1,057 hist
28 Sep Karl Schneider (activist) GreatOrangePumpkin 7,122 quirky stats
27 Sep International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz Easchiff 720
Altes Stadthaus, Bonn Thine Antique Pen 26,812 stats
26 Sep Tangendorf disc brooch Bullenwächter‎ 2,549 pic, moved while on Main page disk
Andreas Boltz Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
256
25 Sep Fischerinsel Yngvadottir‎ 2,189
24 Sep Hans Thamm Gerda Arendt 251 hist
23 Sep Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Thoughtfortheday 656
22 Sep Franz Lehrndorfer Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
279 hist
21 Sep Konrad Hubert Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
691 hist
Klaus Martin Ziegler Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
361
18 Sep Victor Bruns Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
407 hist
17 Sep Margarete Bieber Gobonobo 1,610
16 Sep Berliner Börsen-Courier Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
403
15 Sep Duvensee paddle Bullenwächter‎ 9,189 pic stats 8346 + 843
13 Sep Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa Yngvadottir‎ 4,614 hist
13 Sep Martin Petzold Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
333 hist
Kronprinzenpalais Yngvadottir‎ 2,177
12 Sep Roderich Kreile Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
673 pic
10 Sep Aryeh Tzvi Frumer Yoninah 1,722
3 Sep Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Gerda Arendt 408
1 Sep The Zürau Aphorisms Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
PumpkinSky
834

August

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
30 Aug Great Northern War plague outbreak Skäpperöd 10,505 pic stats
28 Aug Neue Rundschau Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
433
25 Aug Ihr Tore zu Zion, BWV 193 Gerda Arendt 426 hist
Friedrich Eckenfelder GreatOrangePumpkin 12,411 pic stats
24 Aug Ottla Kafka Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
PumpkinSky
5,499 hist stats
Bergregal Bermicourt 876
Neustädter Kirche, Hannover Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
2.010 pic
21 Aug German Central Library for the Blind Ultracobalt 724
20 Aug Hans Weinreich Volunteer Marek 875 hist
18 Aug Girolamo Sartorio Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
390
Märkisches Museum Yngvadottir 1,459
17 Aug Deutscher Volksverband Poeticbent 2,325
Claudia-Maria Buch Symposiarch
Gerda Arendt
PumpkinSky
703
13 Aug Felice Bauer Gerda Arendt 4,986 hist
Walter Lemcke Violetriga 598
11 Aug Niki Reiser Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
244 hist
Köllnischer Park Thine Antique Pen
Yngvadottir
2,241 pic
9 Aug Käthe Krauß Yngvadottir 1,902 quirky hist
William Kurtz Howcheng 3,104 pic
Hieronymus Roth Volunteer Marek 1,238
8 Aug Ludwig van (film) Maculosae tegmine lyncis 1,145
7 Aug Ludwig Güttler Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
6 Aug Balthasar Kindermann Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
1,220
4 Aug Schleswig horse Palinodial
Montanabw
3,092
3 Aug Wiener Taschenoper Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
531
2 Aug Helene Wildbrunn Dr. Blofeld 504
1 Aug Tilly Fleischer Miyagawa 5,623 pic hist stats
Battle of Collecchio Dr. Blofeld
Aymatth2
8,003 stats

July

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
31 Jul Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 Gerda Arendt 1,118 pic
30 Jul Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Ultracobalt 524 hist
28 Jul Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
Ackerstraße
Thine Antique Pen
Yngvadottir
2,906 (1,543 + 207) + (1,058 + 108)
Hilde Rössel-Majdan Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
408
26 Jul Laufen Hut
Fritzerkogel
Alpine route
PumpkinSky
Gerda Arendt
Bermicourt
4,256
2,919
822
pic hist stats 7,997
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25 Jul ensemble recherche Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
703
23 Jul Ludwig Hoffmann (architect)
Märchenbrunnen
Thine Antique Pen 3.981 hist 511 + 3,470
Frieder Bernius Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
181
20 Jul Clytus Gottwald Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
655
19 Jul Ortrun Enderlein GreatOrangePumpkin 2,964 pic
18 Jul Altes Stadthaus Thine Antique Pen
Yngvadottir
3,314 pic hist
17 Jul Anthony & Joseph Paratore Gerda Arendt 388
16 Jul Ernst Moritz Hess Prioryman 12,935 stats
15 Jul In the Middle (song) Till I Go Home 401
10 Jul Embassy of France, Berlin Yngvadottir 7,552
7 Jul University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology AlGordo 493 hist
6 Jul Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei Ultracobalt 7,219 pic stats
3 Jul Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen
Alexander Mitscherlich (psychologist)
Aschmidt 2,892 hist 1,714 + 1,178

June

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks1.729
30 Jun Ein ungefärbt Gemüte, BWV 24 Gerda Arendt 1,729 hist
28 Jun Ernst Damzog Poeticbent 5,211 stats
German Consulate in Bangalore MikeLynch 1,702
Manfred von Richthofen (general) Hamish59
Br'er Rabbit
Gerda Arendt
Yngvadottir
8,999 stats
25 Jun Uwe Schulten-Baumer Montanabw
PumpkinSky
Gerda Arendt
442
24 Jun Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7 Gerda Arendt 567
Sonne (navigation) Maury Markowitz 5,528 stats 3791 + 1737
23 Jun Cyriakus Schneegass Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
347
22 Jun Chorale cantata (Bach) Gerda Arendt 661 hist
21 Jun Hessentag Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
3.297 pic
20 Jun Berchtesgaden National Park Ymblanter 3.863
18 Jun National Gallery (Berlin) Yngvadottir 705
16 Jun Carl Lachmund JackofOz 386
Jewish Orphanage Berlin-Pankow Thine Antique Pen 1,102
13 Jun West German Audio Book Library for the Blind Ultracobalt 1,030 hist
12 Jun Baldin Collection Ultracobalt 6,473 pic stats
12 Jun O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 Gerda Arendt 750 hist
7 Jun German National Library of Economics Ultracobalt 1,339
6 Jun Gigolo FRH Dana boomer 6,016 quirky stats
3 Jun O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 Gerda Arendt 654 hist
2 Jun Anton Sistermans Dr. Blofeld 211 hist
1 Jun Action Saybusch Poeticbent 1,886 hist
Tommi Parzinger Strivetolive
Silver seren
955 hist
DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
31 May Annaberg (hill) Yngvadottir 1,587
31 May Konrad Junghänel Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
304
29 May German National Library of Science and Technology Ultracobalt 2,690 hist
28 May Johannes Holzmann Carabinieri 1,036
28 May Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174 Gerda Arendt 542 hist
27 May German National Library of Medicine Ultracobalt 1,016
26 May Bruno Müller (Nazi) Poeticbent 3,711 hist
25 May Albert Brahms Stephenwanjau
David Eppstein
1,051
25 May Polenlager Poeticbent 5,016 pic stats
20 May Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44 Gerda Arendt 595
17 May Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 Gerda Arendt 1,374 pic
17 May Das Millionenspiel Gerda Arendt
Yngvadottir
3,873 hist
16 May Ursula Schröder-Feinen Gerda Arendt 951 hist
15 May Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Gerda Arendt 1,098 hist
14 May Frankenburger Würfelspiel Yngvadottir 4,486
8 May Stefanie Rabatsch D Namtar 17,020 stats
7 May Dieter Thomas Heck PumpkinSky
Gerda Arendt
4,327 pic
7 May Nikolaus Simrock Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
870 pic
6 May 1976 Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe Soman 2,818 hist
Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108 Gerda Arendt 643 hist
Horst von der Goltz PumpkinSky 2,657
Stadtschloss, Wiesbaden Ultracobalt 4,052 pic
5 May Jakob Lechleiter Soman 866
Vier ernste Gesänge Gerda Arendt 510 131 with Sistermans 2 Jun
3 May Tatra Confederation Poeticbent 7,192 pic hist stats
2 May Bauer und Arbeiter Soman 1,800

April

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
30 Apr Osterbrunnen Gerda Arendt
Yngvadottir
1,201 pic
29 Apr Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 Gerda Arendt 598 hist
28 Apr Immensee (film) Yngvadottir 5,613 quirky stats
26 Apr Schiersteiner Kantorei Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
863 pic Marktkirche 2,575
24 Apr Salomon Schweigger Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
Rosiestep
2,148
23 Apr Wilhelm Sauer Dr. Blofeld
Rosiestep
1,519 pic
22 Apr Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 Gerda Arendt 928 pic hist
19 Apr Easter egg tree PumpkinSky 7,102 pic hist stats
Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, BWV 67 Gerda Arendt 630 hist
18 Apr Sebald Heyden Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
1,347
17 Apr Martin Lutz
Christophoruskirche, Schierstein
Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
Symposiarch
671
14 Apr Emanuels Grīnbergs Gerda Arendt 1,976
12 Apr Peter Feldmann Aschmidt 1,992 hist
10 Apr Three Pieces for Solo Cello (Waterhouse) Gerda Arendt 747 pic, hist
10 Apr Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145 Gerda Arendt 696 quirky
9 Apr Kurhaus, Wiesbaden Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
Rosiestep
4,426 pic
7 Apr Schlußakkord Yngvadottir 1,000
6 Apr St Matthew Passion structure Gerda Arendt 2,103 pic
4 Apr Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
211

March

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
31 Mar Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Gerda Arendt 604
30 Mar Friedrich Schiller's skull Carabinieri 5,561
Borsig Palace Ultracobalt 4,094
Bernhard Kummer Yngvadottir 3,138
28 Mar Marktkirche, Wiesbaden Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
1,081
26 Mar David Edward Cronin Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
705
25 Mar Theodor Rowehl Yngvadottir 2,242
23 Mar Sebastian Weigle Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
444
21 Mar Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962 film) Marrante 1,251
Willi Kraus, footballer Jared Preston 3,020
20 Mar Gotthold Schwarz Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
622 800 years Thomanerchor (1,146)
17 Mar Humboldt Box Ultracobalt
Marrante
8,193 pic, stats
16 Mar Paintings by Adolf Hitler NGC 2736 12,532 quirky, stats
15 Mar Werner Schuster (politician) Moonraker 640
13 Mar Otto Lessing (sculptor) Ultracobalt 1,594
12 Mar Imme R100 SamBlob 10,759 pic
11 Mar Mary Kessell France3470 1,515
9 Mar Siegfried Rapp JackofOz 2,591 quirky
8 Mar Christa Reinig Yngvadottir 3,640 quirky
Giulietta Guicciardi JohnSpecialK 6,052 pic, stats
7 Mar Petre P. Carp Dahn 11,620 pic
Feeder of lice Volunteer Marek 9,923 quirky
Kugelbake Ultracobalt 13,438 pic, stats
5 Mar Falk Harnack Marrante 3,260
4 Mar Neuer Marstall Ultracobalt 1,638
2 Mar runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel Prioryman 7,012 pic, stats

February

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DYK Article name Editor Hits Remarks
27 Feb Chinese Whispers (Waterhouse) Gerda Arendt 1,111 quirky
27 Feb Operation Alsos Hawkeye7 19,169 pic stats
26 Feb Vianden Pumped Storage Plant NortyNort
Orlady
1,619
Die Freundin NGC 2736 4,415
25 Feb Undercover: Operation Wintersun Nomader 2,861
Heinz Kiwitz Marrante 3,933
24 Feb Battle of Grunwald (painting) Piotrus 17,856 stats
21 Feb Am Abend NGC 2736 14,226 stats
20 Feb Günther Strupp Marrante 2,739
19 Feb Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127 Gerda Arendt 1,501 pic
18 Feb Adolf Grimme, Greta Kuckhoff Marrante 2,610
Theater des Westens Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
1,592 pic
13 Feb Robert Hausmann JackofOz
Adelbert Theodor Wangemann Marrante 1,906
Bazon Brock Gerda Arendt 2,341 quirky, pic de
Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister, BWV 181 Gerda Arendt 12 Feb
Stone Bridge (Regensburg) Yngvadottir 3,060
10 Feb Ulenspiegel Marrante 2,943 quirky
Akaflieg Darmstadt D-28 Windspiel TSRL 5,636
8 Feb marriage loan Yngvadottir 3,819
Hans Dessauer
John H. Dessauer
Dr. Blofeld
Rosiestep
3,819
5 Feb Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84 Gerda Arendt
2 Feb Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 Gerda Arendt 1,362 pic
1 Feb Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 Gerda Arendt

January

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31 Jan Ernst Ottwalt Marrante 3,754
30 Jan Friedrich von Keller (diplomat) Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
1,738
29 Jan Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111 Gerda Arendt
Groningse Bachvereniging Dr. Blofeld
25 Jan In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97 Gerda Arendt
Paul Fleming (poet) Moonraker 3,407 pic
23 Jan Guido Dessauer Gerda Arendt 3,806 pic, day of funeral, hist
20 Jan Kemna concentration camp Marrante 38,567 pic
Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13 Gerda Arendt day of premiere
12 Jan Christian Keymann
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124
Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
10 Jan Georg Christian Lehms Moonraker 1,354 pic
6 Jan Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123 Gerda Arendt
4 Jan Dresdner Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann Dr. Blofeld
Gerda Arendt
Russo-Prussian alliance Piotrus 1,441
1 Jan Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 Gerda Arendt