German curriculum is state and school difficulty level dependent to a degree, so what I say may not apply to Bavaria for example. I was taught quite extensively

German curriculum is state and school difficulty level dependent to a degree, so what I say may not apply to Bavaria for example. I was taught quite extensively about the various German states with extra detail starting at the French revolution and very detailed Weimar and Third Reich. Germany's role in colonialism was always limited compared to the other European powers. We were late to the game and lost them after WW1, so it was more of a footnote. It did mention our colonies in East Africa and South East Asia but only mentioned the genocide against the Herero without a mention of details. The Atlantic Slave and trade was covered in great detail both in history and English lessons. Same for the Spanish and Portuguese exploitation of South and Middle America.