German national team which won the 2014 World Cup Magdalena Neuner (1987–), former professional biathlete Thomas Müller (1989–), professional footballer Others Herenaus Haid (1784–1873), theologian Traudl Junge (1920–2002), from 1942 to 1945 secretary of Adolf Hitler Joseph Ratzinger (1927–2022), professor of theology and from 2005 to 2013 Pope Benedict XVI See also Weisswurstäquator, German for the White Sausage Equator. A humorous term used in Germany to describe the dividing line between Southern Germany (including Bavaria) and Northern Germany. Swabians, another Germanic ethnic group Frisians, another Germanic ethnic group Bavarian nationalism References James Minahan. One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group, Ltd., 2000, 104–105. Ethnic groups in Germany