This is a collection of DYK articles related to Germany in 2018.

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.

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). Facts from 2011 were archived in Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/DYK 2011, later facts were archived in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

December

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31 Dec Wolfgang Unger Gerda Arendt 664
29 Dec Ernst von Manstein Dumelow 9,199 stats
28 Dec Sakura-Variationen Gerda Arendt 1,023
27 Dec Theresienstadt ghetto and the Red Cross Catrìona 3,298 GA?
27 Dec Kündlich groß ist das gottselige Geheimnis (Stölzel) Gerda Arendt 950
26 Dec Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt Gerda Arendt 949
12 hours:
25 Dec Lisa Buckwitz Joseph2302 829
25 Dec Jauchzet, frohlocket! BWV 248 I Gerda Arendt 505
24 Dec St. Nikolai, Kiel Gerda Arendt 1,889 pic
24 Dec Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945 Catrìona 1,715 GA
23 Dec St. Bonifatius, Kassel Gerda Arendt 1,607
23 Dec Psalm 24 Yoninah, Gerda Arendt 436
23 Dec Day X plot Chetsford 3,160
22 Dec Roses for the Prosecutor Turismond 1,731
22 Dec Claus Leininger Gerda Arendt 460 pic
21 Dec Bruno Reichart Whispyhistory, Philafrenzy 752
21 Dec Jean-Claude Zehnder Gerda Arendt 375
21 Dec Einsatzgruppe H Catrìona 4,970
18 Dec Zu den heiligen Engeln Gerda Arendt 2,690 pic
18 Dec Befehlsnotstand Turismond 4,480
18 Dec National-Zeitung Turismond 1,493
17 Dec Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions, Kremnička and Nemecká massacres Catrìona 5,611 stats
14 Dec Vision of Lear Gerda Arendt 419
14 Dec Ernst Klink K.e.coffman 5,484 GA quirky stats
14 Dec Wolfgang Rennert Gerda Arendt 344
12 Dec Martin Hellinger Whispyhistory, Philafrenzy 23,503 pic stats
11 Dec Karel Sperber Whispyhistory, Philafrenzy 5,831 stats
11 Dec Panzer Aces K.e.coffman 5,860 GA
10 Dec Theresienstadt (1944 film) Catrìona 3,356
8 Dec Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214 Gerda Arendt 1,157 pic GA
8 Dec Clairmarais aerodrome Pigsonthewing, Alansplodge 2,214
7 Dec Ramsen (card game) Bermicourt 3,068 pic
7 Dec Oswald Boelcke Georgejdorner, Peacemaker67 3,886 GA
7 Dec Toshio Hosokawa Gerda Arendt 613
6 Dec Memoriale della Shoah Turismond 3,183
4 Dec Anton Schmid Catrìona 8,816 GA stats
4 Dec German torpedo boat T23 L293D, Sturmvogel 66 5,322 GA? stats
4 Dec Andreas Bauer (bass) Gerda Arendt 555
3 Dec J. I. P. James Iainmacintyre 3,438
3 Dec Waffen-SS veterans in post-war Germany Turismond 1,667
3 Dec Hans-Joachim Schulze Gerda Arendt 499
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2 Dec Mistigri (card game) Bermicourt 2,010
1 Dec Renate Behle Gerda Arendt 2,378 pic
1 Dec German torpedo boat T22 L293D, Sturmvogel 66 7,497 stats

November

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
30 Nov Lampeln Bermicourt
29 Nov Ivanhorod Einsatzgruppen photograph Catrìona 24,820 pic stats
28 Nov Lula Mysz-Gmeiner Gerda Arendt 5,963 pic stats
28 Nov German torpedo boat T24 L293D, Sturmvogel 66 11,189 quirky stats
27 Nov Solo 66 Bermicourt 4,125
26 Nov Desk murderer Turismond 6,453 stats
25 Nov Ignaz Kirchner Gerda Arendt 4,464 pic
25 Nov List of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions that committed war crimes in Italy Turismond 4,276
23 Nov Captured Hehalutz fighters photograph Catrìona 11,688 pic stats
23 Nov Günther Morbach Gerda Arendt 874
22 Nov Luftwaffe guards at concentration camps Catrìona 9,379 stats
19 Nov Udo Zimmermann Gerda Arendt 1,433
19 Nov Friedrich Entress Whispyhistory, Philafrenzy 10,234 stats
18 Nov Leo Holzer Catrìona 2,221
17 Nov Felix Römer K.e.coffman 1,576 GA
17 Nov Wallachen Bermicourt 1,675
13 Nov Baseball in Germany Germanboi87 3,890 quirky
12 Nov Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts Gerda Arendt 2,123
12 Nov Barbara P. McCarthy Mary Mark Ockerbloom 1,147
11 Nov Edward John Granet Dumelow 3,005
11 Nov First World War glass-rubber exchange Eddie891, Dumelow 4,524 quirky (moved)
10 Nov Luther Monument (Worms) Gerda Arendt 3,438 pic
10 Nov German torpedo boat Albatros L293D, Sturmvogel 66 4,584 GA
9 Nov Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin Gerda Arendt 2,458
8 Nov Cynthia Lenige Drmies 2,359
7 Nov Roman Twardy Gerda Arendt 2,359
6 Nov Marienstatt Abbey Gerda Arendt 3,830
4 Nov Jobst Oetzmann Gerda Arendt 718
4 Nov Stefan Baretzki Catrìona 5,137 stats
3 Nov Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Gerda Arendt 1,751 pic
3 Nov List of Germans convicted of war crimes committed in Italy during World War II Turismond 3,861
2 Nov Battle of Meligalas Cplakidas 10,700 GA?
2 Nov Praeludium Gerda Arendt 615
1 Nov Warsaw Ghetto boy Catrìona 26,455 pic stats GA

October

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
31 Oct Max Troll Turismond 8512
31 Oct Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland Gerda Arendt 1379
30 Oct Theresienstadt family camp Catrìona 6,289 stats GA?
29 Oct Anne Patzwald Hawkeye7 1,622
29 Oct Responsories Gerda Arendt 1,098
28 Oct Tri sestry (opera) Gerda Arendt 561
27 Oct Karl Friedrich Titho Turismond 5,025 stats
27 Oct Soviet-German Syphilis Expedition Philafrenzy, Whispyhistory 5,927 stats (page moved)
25 Oct Michael Frenzel Frayae 2,181
24 Oct Bockenheimer Depot Gerda Arendt 4,577 pic
21 Oct Barbara Gross Hawkeye7 1,397
21 Oct Theater Bremen Gerda Arendt 617
20 Oct Valentin Peter Feuerstein Gerda Arendt 1,693 pic
19 Oct Shmuel Rodensky Yoninah 2,558
18 Oct Luitpoldpark Mr Ernie, Ritchie333 10,634 pic stats
16 Oct Schloss Weilburg Gerda Arendt, HLHJ 9,188 pic stats
16 Oct Raid of the Ghetto of Rome Turismond 9,599 stats
16 Oct Der Nordstern Gerda Arendt 2,601
14 Oct Max Jessner Philafrenzy, Whispyhistory 977
14 Oct Mein ganzes Herz erhebet dich Gerda Arendt 967
12 Oct Emil Mattiesen Gerda Arendt 1,200
12 Oct Großtarock Bermicourt 3,678
9 Oct Sturm Cigarette Company HLHJ 15,827 pic stats
8 Oct Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt Gerda Arendt 1,778
7 Oct Transport of Białystok children Catrìona 13,064 pic GA? stats
5 Oct Daniel Behle Gerda Arendt 1,413
3 Oct Harry Kupfer Gerda Arendt 795
1 Oct Wiesbadener Knabenchor Gerda Arendt 1,111

September

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
30 Sep Boelcke-Kaserne concentration camp Catrìona 18,484 GA pic
29 Sep Grasobern Bermicourt 4,925 pic
29 Sep Walter Renneisen Gerda Arendt 576
27 Sep Kloster Gnadenthal Gerda Arendt 5,734 pic stats
27 Sep Rudolf Sellner Gerda Arendt 775
23 Sep Walter Freudenthal Whispyhistory 1,642
23 Sep Elise Barensfeld Gerda Arendt 2,093
21 Sep Frosta AG Ultracobalt 5,032 stats
19 Sep Axis war crimes in Italy Turismond 8,292 stats
18 Sep Karl Ludwig Drobisch 78.26 1,417
17 Sep Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht Gerda Arendt 1,814
16 Sep Ludwigsburg porcelain Johnbod, Vami IV 2,283 pic
15 Sep Überwasserkirche Gerda Arendt 1,583
14 Sep Das goldene Kreuz Gerda Arendt 4,929 pic
14 Sep edel-optics.de Arena Hawkeye7 642
13 Sep Escape of Viktor Pestek and Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz Catrìona 21,134 GA stats
11 Sep Fredy Hirsch Catrìona 17,403 stats
10 Sep Sybille Specht Gerda Arendt 1,333
6 Sep Battle of Westerplatte Piotrus 10,114 GA stats
6 Sep The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland Metoody, Catrìona 11,404 stats
3 Sep Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren Gerda Arendt 1,159
1 Sep Bombing of Wieluń Piotrus 6,020 pic stats

August

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
26 Aug Murder of the family of Robert Einstein Turismond 8,193 stats
26 Aug Ina Hartwig Gerda Arendt 623
23 Aug Ludwigsburg Palace Vami IV 11,870 GA pic stats
21 Aug Alfons Tracki 1l2l3k, Gerda Arendt 18,190 pic stats
13 Aug Marie Lehmann (soprano) Gerda Arendt 3,092 pic
10 Aug Prague uprising Catrìona 4,570 GA
8 Aug Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung Gerda Arendt 1,024
7 Aug Carla Henius Gerda Arendt 817
6 Aug Sechs Lieder, Op. 68 (Strauss) Gerda Arendt 638
3 Aug Gerd Hatje Gerda Arendt 1,583
2 Aug Sara Hershkowitz Gerda Arendt 2,741
1 Aug Catherine Gayer Gerda Arendt 1,180

July

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
31 Jul Joseph Hermann Mohr Gerda Arendt 2,591
30 Jul Kateryna Kasper Gerda Arendt 1,185
29 Jul Enoch zu Guttenberg Gerda Arendt 3,878 pic
28 Jul Sankt-Bach-Passion Gerda Arendt 889
27 Jul Liebe und Eifersucht Gerda Arendt 843 quirky
25 Jul Minna Lammert Gerda Arendt 1,764
24 Jul Petra Schmidt Gerda Arendt 1,198
23 Jul Hilmar Hoffmann Gerda Arendt 1,679
21 Jul Patricia Payne (mezzo-soprano) Gerda Arendt 873
20 Jul Michael Hofstetter Gerda Arendt 772
19 Jul Sarah Louvion LouisAlain, Gerda Arendt 948
18 Jul Der goldene Drache Gerda Arendt 1,337
14 Jul Da der Herr Christ zu Tische saß Gerda Arendt 928
11 Jul Andreas Großmann Gerda Arendt 713
9 Jul Alma Mahler Gandhi (BYU) 9,335 GA pic stats
9 Jul Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United Kingdom Factotem 10,057 GA quirky
8 Jul Cornelia Wulkopf Gerda Arendt 855
7 Jul Erlöserkirche, Munich Gerda Arendt 1,542 pic
6 Jul Britta Stallmeister Gerda Arendt 1,377
3 Jul Lena Erdil CeeGee 4,926
3 Jul An Wasserflüssen Babylon Gerda Arendt, Mathsci 1,857
1 Jul Piano Quartets (Beethoven) Gerda Arendt 2,270

June

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
30 Jun Claus Wisser Gerda Arendt 661
29 Jun Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt Gerda Arendt 2,135
28 Jun Maria Bengtsson (soprano) Gerda Arendt 14,470 pic stats
25 Jun Volker David Kirchner Gerda Arendt 1,017
23 Jun Ein Haus voll Glorie schauet Gerda Arendt 1,154
22 Jun Pierre Boulez Dmass 6,193 GA pic stats
22 Jun Moritz Wagner (basketball) TonyTheTiger 34,692 GA stats
19 Jun Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner Gerda Arendt 1,469
15 Jun Nun, Brüder, sind wir frohgemut Gerda Arendt 3,248
14 Jun Arthur Menachem Hantke Shrike, Icewhiz 2,112
14 Jun Hedwig Fassbender Gerda Arendt 2,071
13 Jun Christina Gerstberger Gerda Arendt 911
11 Jun Orgelbau Mebold Gerda Arendt 2,893
10 Jun Hanns-Martin Schneidt Gerda Arendt 518
8 Jun Alfred Zech Chetsford 15,211 quirky stats
7 Jun Conference of Dresden (1812) Dumelow 4,626
6 Jun Wolfgang Straßmann HerkusMonte 11,163 stats
4 Jun Nun danket all und bringet Ehr Gerda Arendt 1,556

May

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
29 May Julius Berger (cellist) Gerda Arendt 1,053
28 May Robert Schneider (writer) Gerda Arendt 1,287
27 May Birgit Remmert Gerda Arendt 977
23 May Katharina Magiera Gerda Arendt 2,222
19 May Christ fuhr gen Himmel Gerda Arendt 883
16 May Erich Hoepner K.e.coffman 12,592 GA stats
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14 May Schlafes Bruder Gerda Arendt 795
12 May Märchenerzählungen (Schumann) Gerda Arendt 427
11 May Margarita Höhenrieder Gerda Arendt 689
10 May Tobias Kratzer Gerda Arendt 730
9 May Luisenkirche, Charlottenburg Gerda Arendt 1,000
9 May Dilara Özlem Sucuoğlu CeeGee 1,388
8 May Henriette Feuerbach Gerda Arendt 2,088 pic
4 May Cross in the Mountains Outriggr 6,223 stats
4 May St. Georg, Aplerbeck Gerda Arendt 1,653
3 May St. Catherine's Church, Frankfurt Gerda Arendt 4,655 pic
3 May Hans-Jürgen Häßler Usernameunique 1,861
3 May Marcel Wüst Zwerg Nase 1,376
2 May Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht Gerda Arendt 1,355
1 May Clarinet Sonata (Ries) Graham1973 317

April

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
29 Apr Cathinka Buchwieser Gerda Arendt pic
28 Apr Anna Bochkoltz Gerda Arendt 421
27 Apr Milana Chernyavska Gerda Arendt 1,070
26 Apr East German balloon escape MB 7,028 stats
26 Apr Katherine Oppenheimer Hawkeye7 3,613
25 Apr Hans Klumbach Usernameunique 2,034 pic
23 Apr Margarete Luise Schick Gerda Arendt 859
22 Apr Eliezer Gruenbaum Piotrus 2,085
21 Apr Führerhauptquartier Tannenberg Chetsford 4,063
21 Apr Antonello Manacorda Gerda Arendt 361
21 Apr Psalm 84 Gerda Arendt, TonyBallioni, Farang Rak Tham 684 GA
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15 Apr Miloš Havel Chetsford 3,418
15 Apr Internationales Sachsensymposion Usernameunique 1,055
13 Apr Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig Gerda Arendt 2,558
12 Apr Große Kirche Aplerbeck Gerda Arendt 17,413 pic stats
10 Apr Konstantin Sellheim Gerda Arendt 1,065
8 Apr David Frühwirth Gerda Arendt 888
8 Apr Franco-German University BegbertBiggs 1,656
7 Apr Four harmonious animals Farang Rak Tham 2,023 GA
4 Apr Razing of Friesoythe Gog the Mild 21,834 GA stats
3 Apr Emanuel Moravec Chetsford 6,014 GA stats
2 Apr Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag Gerda Arendt 972

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March

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
31 Mar Kirsten MacKinnon Gerda Arendt 1,321
30 Mar Willem Ravelli Gerda Arendt 1,096 quirky
30 Mar Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld Gerda Arendt 1,181
29 Mar Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut Gerda Arendt 1,217
29 Mar Johannes Hill Gerda Arendt 1,906 top, no image
25 Mar Elsa Cavelti Gerda Arendt 845
16 Mar Zofia Posmysz Gerda Arendt 25,808 pic stats all time
14 Mar Camilla Nylund Gerda Arendt 25,129 pic stats all time
10 Mar Katharina Sellheim Gerda Arendt 1,144
8 Mar Catherine Rückwardt Gerda Arendt 1,398 IWD
6 Mar Marcel Cordes Gerda Arendt 4,049 pic
5 Mar Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Gerda Arendt 899
4 Mar Der Gemischte Chor Zürich Gerda Arendt 623
1 Mar Anny Felbermayer Gerda Arendt 1,601

February

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
28 Feb Dmitry Belosselskiy Gerda Arendt 1,656
27 Feb Pieter-Jan Belder Gerda Arendt 1,442
26 Feb St. Lubentius, Dietkirchen LouisAlain, Gerda Arendt 3,192
26 Feb Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 Gerda Arendt 1,037
23 Feb Jaroslav Eminger Chetsford 6,473 stats
18 Feb Phoenix Arising Gerda Arendt 1,454 pic
18 Feb Jagdgeschwader III Georgejdorner 11,822 stats
16 Feb Aplerbeck Gerda Arendt 1,908
12 Feb Siegfried Lorenz (baritone) Gerda Arendt 1,092 quirky
9 Feb Karl Maria Zwißler Gerda Arendt 3,751 quirky
8 Feb Church of St. Lambertus, Immerath Xwejnusgozo 7,061 stats
6 Feb Natalie Grams Poorlyglot 6,656 stats
5 Feb SSK 90 helmet Usernameunique 19,277 stats
1 Feb Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich Gerda Arendt 1,136

January

DYK Article name Editor Hits Notes
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31 Jan Ilona Durigo Gerda Arendt, Moonraker 1,019
28 Jan Stern über Bethlehem Gerda Arendt, LouisAlain 1,051 pic
27 Jan Colette Lorand Gerda Arendt 526
27 Jan Frisch–Peierls memorandum Hawkeye7 1,476 GA quirky
26 Jan Erde, singe Gerda Arendt 816
26 Jan Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 Gerda Arendt 548
25 Jan Freundliche Vision Gerda Arendt 1,004
25 Jan Martina Mayne Philafrenzy 943
25 Jan Jagdgeschwader II Georgejdorner 9,301
24 Jan Ludwig II (sculpture) Bryanrutherford0 3,786 pic
23 Jan Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt Gerda Arendt 2,832 pic
21 Jan Zu Bethlehem geboren Gerda Arendt 672
21 Jan GB-1 The Bushranger 4,845
19 Jan Lorenzo Viotti Gerda Arendt 510
18 Jan Mark Milhofer Gerda Arendt 728
17 Jan Die schöne Melusine Smerus 3,679 pic
17 Jan Otto Franke (sinologist) Zanhe 3,209
16 Jan Diego Fasolis Gerda Arendt 429
16 Jan St. Moritz, Halle Gerda Arendt 1,607
15 Jan Propsteikirche, Dortmund Gerda Arendt 1,944 pic
14 Jan Wolfgang Helbich Gerda Arendt 564
13 Jan Paul Lindner Ceranthor 392
13 Jan Cristina Pasaroiu Gerda Arendt 2,008 quirky
12 Jan Hatto Ständer Gerda Arendt 728
11 Jan Heinz Wunderlich Gerda Arendt 1,156
10 Jan St. Nicolai, Lüneburg Gerda Arendt 2,008 pic
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8 Jan Wolfgang Kläsener Gerda Arendt 890
6 Jan Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier Gerda Arendt 1,658
5 Jan Wolfgang Franke Zanhe 4,548
3 Jan Catherine Foster Gerda Arendt 2,997
2 Jan Boosenburg Gerda Arendt 4,031