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Herman the German (crane vessel), a crane vessel seized from Germany by the US after World War II, later used to lift the Spruce Goose; Herman ze German, a small German meat products fast food chain in the UK and Germany
In German, Arminius was traditionally distinguished as Hermann der Cherusker ("Hermann the Cheruscan") or Hermann der Cheruskerfürst ("Hermann the Cheruscan Prince"). Hermann etymologically means "Man of War", coming from the Old High German heri meaning "war" and man meaning "man". [14] [15] This has also led to his English nickname "Herman ...
"Herman the German" (YD-171) at Long Beach Navy Yard in 1957 "Herman the German" was seized as a war prize following the end of World War II. "Herman" was dismantled and transported across the Atlantic through the Panama Canal to Long Beach, where it subsequently served at the Long Beach Navy Yard from 1946 (following its reassembly) to 1994 (when the shipyard was closed).
The monument rises above New Ulm. This statue commemorates the German victory over the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, a symbol of German patriotism.. While Arminius had been known in Germany since the rediscovery of the writings of Tacitus in the 15th century, German Protestant intellectuals in the first half of the 18th century christened him "Hermann Deutsch" and promoted his ...
Aerial view of the Hermannsdenkmal. The Hermannsdenkmal (German for "Hermann Memorial") is a monument located southwest of Detmold in the district of Lippe (North Rhine-Westphalia), in Germany.
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also called the Varus Disaster or Varian Disaster (Latin: Clades Variana) by Roman historians, was a major battle between Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire that took place somewhere near modern Kalkriese from September 8–11, 9 AD, when an alliance of Germanic peoples ambushed three Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus and their auxiliaries.
Herman ze German (2008–2020) was a small chain of fast food restaurants offering German sausage dishes. At its peak it comprised four locations in London as well as one in Birmingham and in addition operated a food truck in Lörrach , Germany.
Neumann, Gerhard (2004) [1984], Herman the German: Just Lucky I Guess, Bloomington, IN, USA: Authorhouse, ISBN 1-4184-7925-X. A republishing of the 1984 memoir titled Herman the German: Enemy Alien U.S. Army Master Sergeant [Morrow, New York, NY, USA], with a new title but with minor or no textual changes.