The July issue of the newspaper Rote Fahne carried an article titled "Comrade Kim Il Sung, great man of the century" illustrated with the portrait of the smiling President.

The article said:

The history of mankind has recorded a lot of great men but there is no such a man as President Kim Il Sung who enjoys boundless reverence of all people down through generations.

He is the explorer and pioneer in the era of independence who founded the Juche idea to indicate the way of mankind.

The Juche idea makes it possible for humankind to break the darkness of thousands of years, greet a new era of independence and dynamically advance toward global independence.

He is the outstanding elder statesman of the world who led the cause of human independence, holding aloft the banner of independence against imperialism all his life.

He is a peerless sage who moved the world with his human love and virtue.

The Anti-Imperialist Forum of Germany on July 6 posted on its website photos documenting his revolutionary career and exploits.

The German Group for the Study of Korean Culture carried an article titled "Benevolent father of people" on the website of the MS Travel Company, illustrated with his photo.

The article said that he provided on-the-spot guidance for the happiness of the people all his life.