LUBLIN, Poland (JTA) — When Karla McCabe was a child in East Germany in the 1970s and ‘80s, she knew her grandfather had been a German soldier in World War II. But exactly what he did during ...

The Christophorus Medal is the German equivalent of the Soldier’s Medal, presented to those who put their own lives on the line to protect others outside of the battlefield. At that ceremony he ...

This also means German prosecutors are less likely to investigate a case involving Israeli soldiers traveling in Germany, he added. Kai Ambos, a professor of international criminal law at the ...