Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/DYK 2012

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

December

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

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

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

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

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

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 (all 3 articles by all 3 users)
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

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

May

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

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

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

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

DYK	Article name	Editor	Hits	Remarks
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