diff --git a/src/locales/de.json b/src/locales/de.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..100652d20ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+    "lessonSelection": 
+    {
+       "welcomeInstructor": "Willkommen, Dozent!",
+       "welcomeTo": "Willkommen bei",
+       "resetprogress": "Fortschritt zurücksetzen",
+       "select": "Bitte wählen Sie einen",
+       "course": "Kurs",
+       "lessonplan": "Unterrichtsplan",
+       "onlyselect": "Auswählen",
+       "aresure": "Sind Sie sicher?",
+       "reset": "Fortschritt zurückgesetzt!"
+    },
+    "problem":
+    {
+        "NextProblem": "Nächstes Problem",
+        "PreviousProblem": "Vorheriges Problem",
+        "Submit": "Absenden",
+        "Feedback": "Rückmeldung",
+        "Response": "Antwort",
+        "Thanks": "Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback!",
+        "Description": "Wenn Sie auf ein Problem stoßen, können Sie hier Feedback geben. Bitte reichen Sie das Feedback für alle Teile der Aufgabe gemeinsam ein.",
+        "Derivative": "ist eine Ableitung von",
+        "Used": ", verwendet unter"
+    },
+    "platform":
+    {
+        "Mastery": "Lernfortschritt: ",
+        "LoggedIn": "Nicht angemeldet"
+    },
+    "hintsystem": 
+    {
+        "hint": "Hinweis",
+        "answer": "Antwort",
+        "answerIs": "Die Antwort ist "
+    },
+    "toast":
+    {
+        "correct": "Richtige Antwort!",
+        "incorrect": "Falsche Antwort!",
+        "simplify": "Bitte vereinfachen!",
+        "cantProcess": "Unser System konnte diese Antwort nicht verarbeiten",
+        "stepComplete": "Schritt abgeschlossen!",
+        "provideAnswer": "Bitte geben Sie eine Antwort ein."
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/LocalizationContext.js b/src/util/LocalizationContext.js
index a7b59d6a357..b9362b388cf 100644
--- a/src/util/LocalizationContext.js
+++ b/src/util/LocalizationContext.js
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ export const LocalizationProvider = ({ children }) => {
   const [language, setLanguage] = useState(() => {
     const hashParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.split('?')[1]);
     const langFromUrl = hashParams.get('locale');
-    if (langFromUrl && ['en', 'es', 'se'].includes(langFromUrl)) {
+    if (langFromUrl && ['en', 'es', 'se', 'de'].includes(langFromUrl)) {
       localStorage.setItem('locale', langFromUrl);
       localStorage.setItem('defaultLocale', langFromUrl);
       return langFromUrl;
     }
     const storedLocale = localStorage.getItem('locale');
-    return storedLocale && ['en', 'es', 'se'].includes(storedLocale) ? storedLocale : 'en';
+    return storedLocale && ['en', 'es', 'se', 'de'].includes(storedLocale) ? storedLocale : 'en';
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const updateLanguageFromUrl = () => {
       const hashParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.split('?')[1]);
       const langFromUrl = hashParams.get('locale');
-      if (langFromUrl && ['en', 'es', 'se'].includes(langFromUrl)) {
+      if (langFromUrl && ['en', 'es', 'se', 'de'].includes(langFromUrl)) {
         setLanguage(langFromUrl);
         localStorage.setItem('locale', langFromUrl);
         localStorage.setItem('defaultLocale', langFromUrl);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const LocalizationProvider = ({ children }) => {
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (['en', 'es', 'se'].includes(language)) {
+    if (['en', 'es', 'se', 'de'].includes(language)) {
       localStorage.setItem('locale', language);
     }
   }, [language]);
diff --git a/src/util/useTranslation.js b/src/util/useTranslation.js
index 3615db1478d..5584df792fb 100644
--- a/src/util/useTranslation.js
+++ b/src/util/useTranslation.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { useLocalization } from "./LocalizationContext";
 import translationsEn from "../locales/en.json";
 import translationsEs from "../locales/es.json";
 import translationsSe from "../locales/se.json";
+import translationsDe from "../locales/de.json";
+
 
 export const useTranslation = () => {
     const { language, setLanguage } = useLocalization();
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ export const useTranslation = () => {
         en: translationsEn,
         es: translationsEs,
         se: translationsSe,
+	    de: translationsDe,
     };
 
     const translations = translationsMap[language] || translationsMap['en'];