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  2. Forced labor in Nazi concentration camps - Wikipedia

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    During the first years of Nazi Germany 's existence, unemployment was high and forced labor in the concentration camps was presented as re-education through labor and a means of punishing offenders. Nazi propaganda idolized work, in contrast to the view of work as punishment. [citation needed] Prisoners in early camps were forced to perform ...

  3. Forced labour under German rule during World War II

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    The use of slave and forced labour in Nazi Germany (German: Zwangsarbeit) and throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II took place on an unprecedented scale. [ 2 ] It was a vital part of the German economic exploitation of conquered territories. It also contributed to the mass extermination of populations in occupied Europe.

  4. List of German inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Einstein, Planck, Heisenberg and Born all received a Nobel Prize for their scientific contributions; from the award's inauguration in 1901 until 1956, Germany led the total Nobel Prize count. [22] Today the country is third with 115 winners. The movable-type printing press was invented by German blacksmith Johannes Gutenberg in the

  5. List of scientific occupations - Wikipedia

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    This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( April 2012 ) This is a list of science and science-related occupations , which include various scientific occupations and careers based upon scientific research disciplines and explorers.

  6. Nursing in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Nursing in Germany. Nursing in Germany is provided by different levels of professional and specialized practitioners. German-registered nurses are called Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger (health- and sickness carer). [clarification needed] Previously, the official name for a nurse practicing in Germany was Krankenschwester (female) and ...

  7. Apprenticeship in Germany - Wikipedia

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    An apprenticeship takes between 2.5 and 3.5 years. Originally, at the beginning of the 20th century, less than 1% of German students attended the Gymnasium (the 8–9 year university-preparatory school) to obtain the Abitur graduation which was the only way to university back then. In the 1950s still only 5% of German youngsters entered ...

  8. States of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Republic of Germany, as a federal state, consists of sixteen states. [a] Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen (with its seaport exclave, Bremerhaven) are called Stadtstaaten ("city-states"), while the other thirteen states are called Flächenländer ("area states") and include Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, which describe themselves as Freistaaten ("free states").

  9. Category:German people by occupation - Wikipedia

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    German philosophers ‎ (18 C, 1 P) German police officers ‎ (4 C, 98 P) German political people ‎ (12 C) German postal officials ‎ (1 C) German producers ‎ (5 C, 4 P)