German
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The term German refers to anything originating from the nation-state of Germany, including its people, as well as the German language.
Benjamin Sisko once danced in German lederhosen at the Mazurka Festival in New Berlin. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
"Jerry" was a slang term for a German person during World War II. Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir (as well as Quark) used the term when O'Brien and Bashir used their Battle of Britain holoprogram. (DS9: "Homefront", "Accession", "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places")
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[edit] German citizens or of German descent
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Johannes Brahms
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Albert Einstein
- Johann Gutenberg
- William Herschel
- Adolf Hitler
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Erwin Rommel
- Heinrich Schliemann
- Schmidt
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[edit] Background
- According to the shooting script of TNG: "Home Soil", Kurt Mandl was intended to be of German descent; he was played by the German actor Walter Gotell.
- Dr. Leah Brahms is rumored to be of German origin, too. (citation needed • edit)
- The Oberth-class is named after Hermann Oberth, a German 20th century space travel enthusiast and author of the book Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen (The Rocket to Interplanetary Space).
- A pair of metal rigging loops, used as uniform components for the engineer's radiological suit, were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. The two German words "sichern" (to lock) and "abseilen" (to rappel) are engraved on the rigging loops. [1]
- German actors in Star Trek
- LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge (TNG)
- Walter Gotell as Kurt Mandl (TNG: "Home Soil")
- Harry Groener as Tam Elbrun, (TNG: "Tin Man") Nechani Magistrate, (VOY: "Sacred Ground") and Nathan Samuels (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime")
- David Hurst as Hodin (TOS: "The Mark of Gideon")
- Rudolf Martin as Ravis (ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")
- Saul Rubinek as Kivas Fajo (TNG: "The Most Toys")
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine (VOY)
- Reiner Schöne as Esoqq (TNG: "Allegiance")
- German directors in Star Trek
- Winrich Kolbe (TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT)
- Gerd Oswald (TOS)
