#Germany
- Abwehr — The military intelligence and counterintelligence service of the German armed forces (Reichswehr and later Wehrmacht), operating under the High Command between 1920 and 1944. Initially created with a strictly defensive role to bypass the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, the service expanded under Admiral Wilhelm Canaris into a complex network of foreign espionage and sabotage, while also serving as a hidden core of internal resistance against the Nazi regime until its dissolution by Hitler.
- Allgäu — A geographical and historical region located in southern Germany, spanning mainly across the Swabia region of Bavaria, but also covering parts of Baden-Württemberg and adjacent alpine areas in Austria. Renowned for its spectacular pre-alpine and alpine mountain landscapes, the region is a major hub for dairy production (especially traditional cheeses), mountain tourism, winter sports, and famous health resorts.
- Alpen — The German or frequent international designation for the Alps, the largest and highest mountain range located entirely within the European continent. It also represents the name of a municipality and historical settlement in the North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany. In a structural geographical context, the term serves as an onomastic root for numerous concepts related to mountain topography, glaciology, and high-altitude tourism.
- Altenburg — A historic town in Germany, located in the state of Thuringia; it is internationally renowned as the birthplace of the traditional German card game 'Skat' and features an impressive medieval castle dominating the urban center.
- Altona — A major historic district and the westernmost urban borough of the city of Hamburg, Germany, located on the right bank of the Elbe River; originally founded as a fishing village and raised to an independent city under Danish suzerainty, it was administratively integrated into Hamburg in 1937, preserving a strong cultural and architectural identity.
- Anti-Comintern — A historical designation related to international opposition against the Comintern (Communist International); a term established primarily through the Anti-Comintern Pact, a military and political alliance treaty signed initially on November 25, 1936, between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan (subsequently joined by Romania), with the declared goal of halting Soviet communist expansion globally.
- Audi — A German luxury automotive manufacturer, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The brand name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch ('horch' meaning 'listen' in German, which translates to 'audi' in Latin), famous globally for its four-ring logo representing the Auto Union merger.
- Auerbach — A proper noun of German origin used as a toponym for several towns in Germany and Austria. It also functions as a surname borne by notable figures such as writer Berthold Auerbach or basketball coach Red Auerbach, and is historically associated with 'Auerbachs Keller' in Leipzig.
- Augsburg — A major historical city in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, founded by the Romans in 15 BC as Augusta Vindelicorum. It is one of Germany's oldest cities, famous as a Renaissance financial hub, for the 1530 Augsburg Confession, and for its unique medieval water management system protected by UNESCO.
- Bad-Godesberg district — A famous municipal district of the city of Bonn in Germany, situated on the left bank of the Rhine. During the period when Bonn functioned as the capital of West Germany (FRG), Bad-Godesberg was the country's primary diplomatic center, hosting most foreign embassies and international missions.
- Baden — An important historical region and former sovereign state located in southwestern Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine River, currently integrated into the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The name also designates various famous spa towns in Central Europe, such as Baden near Vienna (Austria) or Baden in Switzerland, all historically recognized for their therapeutic thermal springs since the Roman era.
- Baden-Baden — A renowned spa city in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located at the foothills of the Black Forest mountains. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as part of the Great Spa Towns of Europe, the city is internationally famous for its curative thermal springs, its historical nineteenth-century casino, and its elite cultural festivals.
- Baden-Württemberg — A federal state located in southwestern Germany, with its capital in Stuttgart. It is the third-largest state by both area and population in the country, formed in nineteen fifty-two through the merger of the historical states of Baden, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, and is globally recognized as an elite economic hub and an innovative center for the automotive and technological industries.