diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index c348a4a..ead984c 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class SecurityHeadersMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
             "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://cdn.jsdelivr.net; "
             "style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://fonts.googleapis.com https://cdn.jsdelivr.net; "
             "font-src 'self' https://fonts.gstatic.com; "
-            "img-src 'self' data: https://tile.openstreetmap.de https://tile.openstreetmap.org; "
+            "img-src 'self' data: https://tile.openstreetmap.de; "
             "connect-src 'self' wss: ws:; "
             "frame-ancestors 'none'"
         )
diff --git a/src/static/css/style.css b/src/static/css/style.css
index fa8e12f..e8918c1 100644
--- a/src/static/css/style.css
+++ b/src/static/css/style.css
@@ -3584,35 +3584,6 @@ a:hover {
     transition: background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
 }
 
-/* === Language Switcher === */
-.lang-switcher {
-    display: flex;
-    gap: 2px;
-    background: var(--bg-secondary);
-    border-radius: var(--radius);
-    padding: 2px;
-}
-.lang-btn {
-    padding: 4px 8px;
-    border-radius: var(--radius);
-    font-size: 11px;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    background: transparent;
-    color: var(--text-secondary);
-    border: none;
-    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
-}
-.lang-btn:hover {
-    color: var(--text-primary);
-    background: var(--bg-hover);
-}
-.lang-btn.active {
-    background: var(--accent);
-    color: var(--bg-primary);
-}
-
 /* === Light Theme Sonderregeln === */
 [data-theme="light"] .sidebar {
     border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
diff --git a/src/static/dashboard.html b/src/static/dashboard.html
index d0e47e8..41b3100 100644
--- a/src/static/dashboard.html
+++ b/src/static/dashboard.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <script>(function(){var t=localStorage.getItem('osint_theme');if(t)document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme',t);try{var a=JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('osint_a11y')||'{}');Object.keys(a).forEach(function(k){if(a[k])document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-a11y-'+k,'true');});}catch(e){}var l=localStorage.getItem('osint_lang')||'de';document.documentElement.lang=l;})()</script>
+    <script>(function(){var t=localStorage.getItem('osint_theme');if(t)document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme',t);try{var a=JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('osint_a11y')||'{}');Object.keys(a).forEach(function(k){if(a[k])document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-a11y-'+k,'true');});}catch(e){}})()</script>
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/static/favicon-32x32.png">
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/static/favicon-16x16.png">
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/static/apple-touch-icon.png">
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=20260304h">
 </head>
 <body>
-    <a href="#main-content" class="skip-link" data-i18n="header.skip_link">Zum Hauptinhalt springen</a>
+    <a href="#main-content" class="skip-link">Zum Hauptinhalt springen</a>
     <div class="dashboard">
         <!-- Header -->
         <header class="header">
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@
                 <h1 class="sr-only">AegisSight Monitor Dashboard</h1>
             </div>
             <div class="header-right">
-                <div class="lang-switcher" id="lang-switcher">
-                    <button class="lang-btn" data-lang="de" onclick="LangManager.setLang('de')" title="Deutsch">DE</button>
-                    <button class="lang-btn" data-lang="en" onclick="LangManager.setLang('en')" title="English">EN</button>
-                </div>
-                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small theme-toggle-btn" id="theme-toggle" onclick="ThemeManager.toggle()" data-i18n-title="header.theme_toggle" title="Theme wechseln" aria-label="Theme wechseln">&#9788;</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small theme-toggle-btn" id="theme-toggle" onclick="ThemeManager.toggle()" title="Theme wechseln" aria-label="Theme wechseln">&#9788;</button>
                 <div class="header-user-info">
                     <div class="header-user-top">
                         <span class="header-user" id="header-user"></span>
@@ -41,25 +37,25 @@
                     <span class="header-org-name" id="header-org-name"></span>
                 </div>
                 <div class="header-license-warning" id="header-license-warning"></div>
-                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="logout-btn" data-i18n="header.logout">Abmelden</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="logout-btn">Abmelden</button>
             </div>
         </header>
 
         <!-- Sidebar -->
         <nav class="sidebar" aria-label="Seitenleiste">
             <div class="sidebar-section">
-                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-full btn-small" id="new-incident-btn" data-i18n="nav.new_incident">+ Neue Lage / Recherche</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-full btn-small" id="new-incident-btn">+ Neue Lage / Recherche</button>
             </div>
 
             <div class="sidebar-filter">
-                <button class="sidebar-filter-btn active" data-filter="all" onclick="App.setSidebarFilter('all')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="nav.filter_all">Alle</button>
-                <button class="sidebar-filter-btn" data-filter="mine" onclick="App.setSidebarFilter('mine')" aria-pressed="false" data-i18n="nav.filter_mine">Eigene</button>
+                <button class="sidebar-filter-btn active" data-filter="all" onclick="App.setSidebarFilter('all')" aria-pressed="true">Alle</button>
+                <button class="sidebar-filter-btn" data-filter="mine" onclick="App.setSidebarFilter('mine')" aria-pressed="false">Eigene</button>
             </div>
 
             <div class="sidebar-section">
                 <h2 class="sidebar-section-title collapsible" onclick="App.toggleSidebarSection('active-incidents')" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="true">
                     <span class="sidebar-chevron" id="chevron-active-incidents" aria-hidden="true">&#9662;</span>
-                    <span data-i18n="nav.active_incidents">Aktive Lagen</span>
+                    Aktive Lagen
                     <span class="sidebar-section-count" id="count-active-incidents"></span>
                 </h2>
                 <div id="active-incidents" aria-live="polite"></div>
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@
             <div class="sidebar-section">
                 <h2 class="sidebar-section-title collapsible" onclick="App.toggleSidebarSection('active-research')" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="true">
                     <span class="sidebar-chevron" id="chevron-active-research" aria-hidden="true">&#9662;</span>
-                    <span data-i18n="nav.active_research">Aktive Recherchen</span>
+                    Aktive Recherchen
                     <span class="sidebar-section-count" id="count-active-research"></span>
                 </h2>
                 <div id="active-research" aria-live="polite"></div>
@@ -77,14 +73,14 @@
             <div class="sidebar-section">
                 <h2 class="sidebar-section-title collapsible" onclick="App.toggleSidebarSection('archived-incidents')" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">
                     <span class="sidebar-chevron" id="chevron-archived-incidents" aria-hidden="true">&#9662;</span>
-                    <span data-i18n="nav.archive">Archiv</span>
+                    Archiv
                     <span class="sidebar-section-count" id="count-archived-incidents"></span>
                 </h2>
                 <div id="archived-incidents" aria-live="polite" style="display:none;"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="sidebar-sources-link">
-                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-full btn-small" onclick="App.openSourceManagement()" data-i18n="nav.manage_sources">Quellen verwalten</button>
-                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-full btn-small sidebar-feedback-btn" onclick="App.openFeedback()" data-i18n="nav.send_feedback">Feedback senden</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-full btn-small" onclick="App.openSourceManagement()">Quellen verwalten</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-full btn-small sidebar-feedback-btn" onclick="App.openFeedback()">Feedback senden</button>
                 <div class="sidebar-stats-mini">
                     <span id="stat-sources-count">0 Quellen</span> &middot; <span id="stat-articles-count">0 Artikel</span>
                 </div>
@@ -95,8 +91,8 @@
         <main class="main-content" id="main-content">
             <div class="empty-state" id="empty-state">
                 <div class="empty-state-icon">&#9737;</div>
-                <div class="empty-state-title" data-i18n="empty.no_incident">Kein Vorfall ausgewählt</div>
-                <div class="empty-state-text" data-i18n="empty.no_incident_text">Erstelle eine neue Lage oder wähle einen bestehenden Vorfall aus der Seitenleiste.</div>
+                <div class="empty-state-title">Kein Vorfall ausgewählt</div>
+                <div class="empty-state-text">Erstelle eine neue Lage oder wähle einen bestehenden Vorfall aus der Seitenleiste.</div>
             </div>
 
             <!-- Lagebild (hidden by default) -->
@@ -112,22 +108,22 @@
                             <h2 class="incident-header-title" id="incident-title"></h2>
                         </div>
                         <div class="incident-header-actions">
-                            <button class="btn btn-primary btn-small" id="refresh-btn" data-i18n="btn.refresh">Aktualisieren</button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="edit-incident-btn" data-i18n="btn.edit">Bearbeiten</button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-primary btn-small" id="refresh-btn">Aktualisieren</button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="edit-incident-btn">Bearbeiten</button>
                             <div class="export-dropdown" id="export-dropdown">
-                                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" onclick="App.toggleExportDropdown(event)" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" data-i18n="btn.export">Exportieren &#9662;</button>
+                                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" onclick="App.toggleExportDropdown(event)" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">Exportieren &#9662;</button>
                                 <div class="export-dropdown-menu" id="export-dropdown-menu" role="menu">
-                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('md','report')" data-i18n="export.report_md">Lagebericht (Markdown)</button>
-                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('json','report')" data-i18n="export.report_json">Lagebericht (JSON)</button>
+                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('md','report')">Lagebericht (Markdown)</button>
+                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('json','report')">Lagebericht (JSON)</button>
                                     <hr class="export-dropdown-divider" role="separator">
-                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('md','full')" data-i18n="export.full_md">Vollexport (Markdown)</button>
-                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('json','full')" data-i18n="export.full_json">Vollexport (JSON)</button>
+                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('md','full')">Vollexport (Markdown)</button>
+                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.exportIncident('json','full')">Vollexport (JSON)</button>
                                     <hr class="export-dropdown-divider" role="separator">
-                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.printIncident()" data-i18n="export.print">Drucken / PDF</button>
+                                    <button class="export-dropdown-item" role="menuitem" onclick="App.printIncident()">Drucken / PDF</button>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
-                            <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="archive-incident-btn" data-i18n="btn.archive">Archivieren</button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-danger btn-small" id="delete-incident-btn" data-i18n="btn.delete">Löschen</button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="archive-incident-btn">Archivieren</button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-danger btn-small" id="delete-incident-btn">Löschen</button>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="incident-header-row2">
@@ -158,37 +154,37 @@
                     <div class="progress-steps">
                         <div class="progress-step" id="step-researching">
                             <div class="progress-step-dot"></div>
-                            <span data-i18n="progress.step_research">Recherche</span>
+                            <span>Recherche</span>
                         </div>
                         <div class="progress-step" id="step-analyzing">
                             <div class="progress-step-dot"></div>
-                            <span data-i18n="progress.step_analysis">Analyse</span>
+                            <span>Analyse</span>
                         </div>
                         <div class="progress-step" id="step-factchecking">
                             <div class="progress-step-dot"></div>
-                            <span data-i18n="progress.step_factcheck">Faktencheck</span>
+                            <span>Faktencheck</span>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="progress-track">
                         <div class="progress-fill" id="progress-fill"></div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="progress-label-container">
-                        <span id="progress-label" class="progress-label" data-i18n="progress.wait">Warte auf Start...</span>
+                        <span id="progress-label" class="progress-label">Warte auf Start...</span>
                         <span id="progress-timer" class="progress-timer"></span>
                     </div>
-                    <button id="progress-cancel-btn" class="progress-cancel-btn" onclick="App.cancelRefresh()" data-i18n="btn.cancel">Abbrechen</button>
+                    <button id="progress-cancel-btn" class="progress-cancel-btn" onclick="App.cancelRefresh()">Abbrechen</button>
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- Layout-Toolbar -->
                 <div class="layout-toolbar" id="layout-toolbar" style="display:none;">
                     <div class="layout-toggles">
-                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="lagebild" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('lagebild')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="tile.lagebild">Lagebild</button>
-                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="faktencheck" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('faktencheck')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="tile.faktencheck">Faktencheck</button>
-                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="quellen" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('quellen')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="tile.quellen">Quellen</button>
-                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="timeline" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('timeline')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="tile.timeline">Timeline</button>
-                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="karte" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('karte')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="tile.karte">Karte</button>
+                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="lagebild" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('lagebild')" aria-pressed="true">Lagebild</button>
+                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="faktencheck" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('faktencheck')" aria-pressed="true">Faktencheck</button>
+                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="quellen" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('quellen')" aria-pressed="true">Quellen</button>
+                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="timeline" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('timeline')" aria-pressed="true">Timeline</button>
+                        <button class="layout-toggle-btn active" data-tile="karte" onclick="LayoutManager.toggleTile('karte')" aria-pressed="true">Karte</button>
                     </div>
-                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" onclick="LayoutManager.reset()" data-i18n="btn.layout_reset">Layout zurücksetzen</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" onclick="LayoutManager.reset()">Layout zurücksetzen</button>
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- gridstack Dashboard-Grid -->
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@
                         <div class="grid-stack-item-content">
                             <div class="card incident-analysis-summary">
                                 <div class="card-header">
-                                    <div class="card-title clickable" role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="openContentModal(LangManager.t('card.situation_report'), 'summary-content')" data-i18n="card.situation_report">Lagebild</div>
+                                    <div class="card-title clickable" role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="openContentModal('Lagebild', 'summary-content')">Lagebild</div>
                                     <span class="lagebild-timestamp" id="lagebild-timestamp"></span>
                                 </div>
                                 <div id="summary-content">
@@ -211,12 +207,12 @@
                         <div class="grid-stack-item-content">
                             <div class="card incident-analysis-factcheck" id="factcheck-card">
                                 <div class="card-header">
-                                    <div class="card-title clickable" role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="openContentModal(LangManager.t('card.factcheck'), 'factcheck-list')" data-i18n="card.factcheck">Faktencheck</div>
+                                    <div class="card-title clickable" role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="openContentModal('Faktencheck', 'factcheck-list')">Faktencheck</div>
                                     <div class="fc-filter-bar" id="fc-filters"></div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="factcheck-list" id="factcheck-list">
                                     <div class="empty-state" style="padding:20px;">
-                                        <div class="empty-state-text" data-i18n="empty.no_factchecks">Noch keine Fakten geprüft</div>
+                                        <div class="empty-state-text">Noch keine Fakten geprüft</div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -228,8 +224,8 @@
                             <div class="card source-overview-card">
                                 <div class="card-header source-overview-header-toggle" onclick="App.toggleSourceOverview()" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false">
                                     <span class="source-overview-chevron" id="source-overview-chevron" title="Aufklappen" aria-hidden="true">&#9656;</span>
-                                    <div class="card-title clickable" data-i18n="card.sources_overview">Quellenübersicht</div>
-                                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small source-detail-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); openContentModal(LangManager.t('card.sources_overview'), 'source-overview-content')" data-i18n="card.detail_view">Detailansicht</button>
+                                    <div class="card-title clickable">Quellenübersicht</div>
+                                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small source-detail-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); openContentModal('Quellenübersicht', 'source-overview-content')">Detailansicht</button>
                                 </div>
                                 <div id="source-overview-content" style="display:none;"></div>
                             </div>
@@ -240,25 +236,25 @@
                         <div class="grid-stack-item-content">
                             <div class="card timeline-card">
                                 <div class="card-header">
-                                    <div class="card-title clickable" role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="openContentModal(LangManager.t('card.timeline'), 'timeline')" data-i18n="card.timeline">Ereignis-Timeline</div>
+                                    <div class="card-title clickable" role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="openContentModal('Ereignis-Timeline', 'timeline')">Ereignis-Timeline</div>
                                     <div class="ht-controls">
                                         <div class="ht-filter-group">
-                                            <button class="ht-filter-btn active" data-filter="all" onclick="App.setTimelineFilter('all')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="timeline.all">Alle</button>
-                                            <button class="ht-filter-btn" data-filter="articles" onclick="App.setTimelineFilter('articles')" aria-pressed="false" data-i18n="timeline.articles">Meldungen</button>
-                                            <button class="ht-filter-btn" data-filter="snapshots" onclick="App.setTimelineFilter('snapshots')" aria-pressed="false" data-i18n="timeline.snapshots">Lageberichte</button>
+                                            <button class="ht-filter-btn active" data-filter="all" onclick="App.setTimelineFilter('all')" aria-pressed="true">Alle</button>
+                                            <button class="ht-filter-btn" data-filter="articles" onclick="App.setTimelineFilter('articles')" aria-pressed="false">Meldungen</button>
+                                            <button class="ht-filter-btn" data-filter="snapshots" onclick="App.setTimelineFilter('snapshots')" aria-pressed="false">Lageberichte</button>
                                         </div>
                                         <span class="ht-count" id="article-count"></span>
                                         <div class="ht-range-group">
-                                            <button class="ht-range-btn" data-range="24h" onclick="App.setTimelineRange('24h')" aria-pressed="false" data-i18n="timeline.range_24h">24h</button>
-                                            <button class="ht-range-btn" data-range="7d" onclick="App.setTimelineRange('7d')" aria-pressed="false" data-i18n="timeline.range_7d">7T</button>
-                                            <button class="ht-range-btn active" data-range="all" onclick="App.setTimelineRange('all')" aria-pressed="true" data-i18n="timeline.range_all">Alles</button>
+                                            <button class="ht-range-btn" data-range="24h" onclick="App.setTimelineRange('24h')" aria-pressed="false">24h</button>
+                                            <button class="ht-range-btn" data-range="7d" onclick="App.setTimelineRange('7d')" aria-pressed="false">7T</button>
+                                            <button class="ht-range-btn active" data-range="all" onclick="App.setTimelineRange('all')" aria-pressed="true">Alles</button>
                                         </div>
                                         <label for="timeline-search" class="sr-only">Timeline durchsuchen</label>
-                                        <input type="text" id="timeline-search" class="timeline-filter-input" placeholder="Suche..." data-i18n-placeholder="timeline.search_placeholder" oninput="App.debouncedRerenderTimeline()">
+                                        <input type="text" id="timeline-search" class="timeline-filter-input" placeholder="Suche..." oninput="App.debouncedRerenderTimeline()">
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div id="timeline" class="ht-timeline-container">
-                                    <div class="ht-empty" data-i18n="empty.no_articles">Noch keine Meldungen</div>
+                                    <div class="ht-empty">Noch keine Meldungen</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -268,12 +264,12 @@
                         <div class="grid-stack-item-content">
                             <div class="card map-card">
                                 <div class="card-header">
-                                    <div class="card-title" data-i18n="card.map">Geografische Verteilung</div>
+                                    <div class="card-title">Geografische Verteilung</div>
                                     <span class="map-stats" id="map-stats"></span>
-                                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="geoparse-btn" onclick="App.triggerGeoparse()" title="Orte aus Artikeln erkennen" data-i18n="btn.detect_locations">Orte erkennen</button>
+                                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small" id="geoparse-btn" onclick="App.triggerGeoparse()" title="Orte aus Artikeln erkennen">Orte erkennen</button>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="map-container" id="map-container">
-                                    <div class="map-empty" id="map-empty" data-i18n="empty.no_locations">Keine Orte erkannt</div>
+                                    <div class="map-empty" id="map-empty">Keine Orte erkannt</div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -290,103 +286,103 @@
     <div class="modal-overlay" id="modal-new" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-new-title">
         <div class="modal">
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <div class="modal-title" id="modal-new-title" data-i18n="modal.new_incident">Neue Lage anlegen</div>
+                <div class="modal-title" id="modal-new-title">Neue Lage anlegen</div>
                 <button class="modal-close" onclick="closeModal('modal-new')" aria-label="Schließen">&times;</button>
             </div>
             <form id="new-incident-form">
                 <div class="modal-body">
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="inc-title" data-i18n="form.incident_title">Titel des Vorfalls</label>
-                        <input type="text" id="inc-title" required aria-required="true" placeholder="z.B. Explosion in Madrid" data-i18n-placeholder="form.incident_title_placeholder">
+                        <label for="inc-title">Titel des Vorfalls</label>
+                        <input type="text" id="inc-title" required aria-required="true" placeholder="z.B. Explosion in Madrid">
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="inc-description" data-i18n="form.description">Beschreibung / Kontext</label>
-                        <textarea id="inc-description" placeholder="Weitere Details zum Vorfall (optional)" data-i18n-placeholder="form.description_placeholder"></textarea>
+                        <label for="inc-description">Beschreibung / Kontext</label>
+                        <textarea id="inc-description" placeholder="Weitere Details zum Vorfall (optional)"></textarea>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="inc-type" data-i18n="form.incident_type">Art der Lage</label>
+                        <label for="inc-type">Art der Lage</label>
                         <select id="inc-type" onchange="toggleTypeDefaults()">
-                            <option value="adhoc" data-i18n="form.type_adhoc">Ad-hoc Lage (Breaking News)</option>
-                            <option value="research" data-i18n="form.type_research">Recherche (Hintergrund)</option>
+                            <option value="adhoc">Ad-hoc Lage (Breaking News)</option>
+                            <option value="research">Recherche (Hintergrund)</option>
                         </select>
-                        <div class="form-hint" id="type-hint" data-i18n="form.type_hint_adhoc">
+                        <div class="form-hint" id="type-hint">
                             RSS-Feeds + WebSearch, automatische Aktualisierung empfohlen
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label data-i18n="form.sources">Quellen</label>
+                        <label>Quellen</label>
                         <div class="toggle-group">
                             <label class="toggle-label">
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="inc-international" checked>
                                 <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                                <span class="toggle-text" data-i18n="form.international_sources">Internationale Quellen einbeziehen</span>
+                                <span class="toggle-text">Internationale Quellen einbeziehen</span>
                             </label>
-                            <div class="form-hint" id="sources-hint" data-i18n="form.sources_hint_intl">DE + internationale Feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)</div>
+                            <div class="form-hint" id="sources-hint">DE + internationale Feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)</div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label data-i18n="form.visibility">Sichtbarkeit</label>
+                        <label>Sichtbarkeit</label>
                         <div class="toggle-group">
                             <label class="toggle-label">
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="inc-visibility" checked>
                                 <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                                <span class="toggle-text" id="visibility-text" data-i18n="form.visibility_public">Öffentlich — für alle Nutzer sichtbar</span>
+                                <span class="toggle-text" id="visibility-text">Öffentlich — für alle Nutzer sichtbar</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="inc-refresh-mode" data-i18n="form.refresh_mode">Aktualisierung</label>
+                        <label for="inc-refresh-mode">Aktualisierung</label>
                         <select id="inc-refresh-mode" onchange="toggleRefreshInterval()">
-                            <option value="manual" data-i18n="form.refresh_manual">Manuell</option>
-                            <option value="auto" data-i18n="form.refresh_auto">Automatisch</option>
+                            <option value="manual">Manuell</option>
+                            <option value="auto">Automatisch</option>
                         </select>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group conditional-field" id="refresh-interval-field">
-                        <label for="inc-refresh-value" data-i18n="form.interval">Intervall</label>
+                        <label for="inc-refresh-value">Intervall</label>
                         <div class="interval-input-group">
                             <input type="number" id="inc-refresh-value" min="10" value="15">
                             <select id="inc-refresh-unit" onchange="updateIntervalMin()">
-                                <option value="1" selected data-i18n="form.unit_minutes">Minuten</option>
-                                <option value="60" data-i18n="form.unit_hours">Stunden</option>
-                                <option value="1440" data-i18n="form.unit_days">Tage</option>
-                                <option value="10080" data-i18n="form.unit_weeks">Wochen</option>
+                                <option value="1" selected>Minuten</option>
+                                <option value="60">Stunden</option>
+                                <option value="1440">Tage</option>
+                                <option value="10080">Wochen</option>
                             </select>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="inc-retention" data-i18n="form.retention">Aufbewahrung (Tage)</label>
+                        <label for="inc-retention">Aufbewahrung (Tage)</label>
                         <input type="number" id="inc-retention" min="0" max="999" value="30" placeholder="0 = Unbegrenzt">
-                        <div class="form-hint" data-i18n="form.retention_hint">0 = Unbegrenzt, max. 999 Tage</div>
+                        <div class="form-hint">0 = Unbegrenzt, max. 999 Tage</div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group" style="margin-top: 8px;">
-                        <label data-i18n="form.email_notifications">E-Mail-Benachrichtigungen</label>
-                        <div class="form-hint" style="margin-bottom: 8px;" data-i18n="form.email_notify_hint">Per E-Mail benachrichtigen bei:</div>
+                        <label>E-Mail-Benachrichtigungen</label>
+                        <div class="form-hint" style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Per E-Mail benachrichtigen bei:</div>
                         <div class="toggle-group">
                             <label class="toggle-label">
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="inc-notify-summary">
                                 <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                                <span class="toggle-text" data-i18n="form.notify_summary">Neues Lagebild</span>
+                                <span class="toggle-text">Neues Lagebild</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
                         <div class="toggle-group" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                             <label class="toggle-label">
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="inc-notify-new-articles">
                                 <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                                <span class="toggle-text" data-i18n="form.notify_articles">Neue Artikel</span>
+                                <span class="toggle-text">Neue Artikel</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
                         <div class="toggle-group" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                             <label class="toggle-label">
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="inc-notify-status-change">
                                 <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                                <span class="toggle-text" data-i18n="form.notify_status">Statusänderung Faktencheck</span>
+                                <span class="toggle-text">Statusänderung Faktencheck</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="closeModal('modal-new')" data-i18n="btn.cancel">Abbrechen</button>
-                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="modal-new-submit" data-i18n="modal.create_incident">Lage anlegen</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="closeModal('modal-new')">Abbrechen</button>
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="modal-new-submit">Lage anlegen</button>
                 </div>
             </form>
         </div>
@@ -396,7 +392,7 @@
     <div class="modal-overlay" id="modal-sources" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-sources-title">
         <div class="modal modal-wide">
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <div class="modal-title" id="modal-sources-title" data-i18n="modal.source_management">Quellenverwaltung</div>
+                <div class="modal-title" id="modal-sources-title">Quellenverwaltung</div>
                 <button class="modal-close" onclick="closeModal('modal-sources')" aria-label="Schließen">&times;</button>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body sources-modal-body">
@@ -532,29 +528,29 @@
     <div class="modal-overlay" id="modal-feedback" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-feedback-title">
         <div class="modal">
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <div class="modal-title" id="modal-feedback-title" data-i18n="modal.feedback">Feedback senden</div>
+                <div class="modal-title" id="modal-feedback-title">Feedback senden</div>
                 <button class="modal-close" onclick="closeModal('modal-feedback')" aria-label="Schließen">&times;</button>
             </div>
             <form id="feedback-form">
                 <div class="modal-body">
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="fb-category" data-i18n="form.feedback_category">Kategorie</label>
+                        <label for="fb-category">Kategorie</label>
                         <select id="fb-category">
-                            <option value="bug" data-i18n="form.fb_bug">Fehlerbericht</option>
-                            <option value="feature" data-i18n="form.fb_feature">Feature-Wunsch</option>
-                            <option value="question" data-i18n="form.fb_question">Frage</option>
-                            <option value="other" data-i18n="form.fb_other">Sonstiges</option>
+                            <option value="bug">Fehlerbericht</option>
+                            <option value="feature">Feature-Wunsch</option>
+                            <option value="question">Frage</option>
+                            <option value="other">Sonstiges</option>
                         </select>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <label for="fb-message" data-i18n="form.fb_message">Nachricht</label>
-                        <textarea id="fb-message" required aria-required="true" minlength="10" maxlength="5000" rows="6" placeholder="Beschreibe dein Anliegen (mind. 10 Zeichen)..." data-i18n-placeholder="form.fb_placeholder"></textarea>
+                        <label for="fb-message">Nachricht</label>
+                        <textarea id="fb-message" required aria-required="true" minlength="10" maxlength="5000" rows="6" placeholder="Beschreibe dein Anliegen (mind. 10 Zeichen)..."></textarea>
                         <div class="form-hint"><span id="fb-char-count">0</span> / 5.000 Zeichen</div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="closeModal('modal-feedback')" data-i18n="btn.cancel">Abbrechen</button>
-                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="fb-submit-btn" data-i18n="btn.submit_feedback">Absenden</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="closeModal('modal-feedback')">Abbrechen</button>
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" id="fb-submit-btn">Absenden</button>
                 </div>
             </form>
         </div>
@@ -566,7 +562,6 @@
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gridstack@12/dist/gridstack-all.js"></script>
     <script src="/static/vendor/leaflet.js"></script>
     <script src="/static/vendor/leaflet.markercluster.js"></script>
-    <script src="/static/js/lang.js?v=20260305a"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/api.js?v=20260304h"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/ws.js?v=20260304h"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/components.js?v=20260304h"></script>
diff --git a/src/static/index.html b/src/static/index.html
index 9c624d0..95564e2 100644
--- a/src/static/index.html
+++ b/src/static/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <script>(function(){var t=localStorage.getItem('osint_theme');if(t)document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme',t);try{var a=JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('osint_a11y')||'{}');Object.keys(a).forEach(function(k){if(a[k])document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-a11y-'+k,'true');});}catch(e){}var l=localStorage.getItem('osint_lang')||'de';document.documentElement.lang=l;})()</script>
+    <script>(function(){var t=localStorage.getItem('osint_theme');if(t)document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme',t);try{var a=JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('osint_a11y')||'{}');Object.keys(a).forEach(function(k){if(a[k])document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-a11y-'+k,'true');});}catch(e){}})()</script>
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/static/favicon-32x32.png">
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/static/favicon-16x16.png">
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/static/apple-touch-icon.png">
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=20260305a">
-    <script src="/static/js/lang.js?v=20260305a"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=20260304a">
 </head>
 <body>
-    <a href="#login-form" class="skip-link" data-i18n="login.skip_link">Zum Anmeldeformular springen</a>
+    <a href="#login-form" class="skip-link">Zum Anmeldeformular springen</a>
     <main class="login-container">
         <div class="login-box">
             <div class="login-logo">
                 <h1>Aegis<span style="color: var(--accent)">Sight</span></h1>
-                <div class="subtitle" data-i18n="login.subtitle">Lagemonitor</div>
+                <div class="subtitle">Lagemonitor</div>
             </div>
 
             <div id="login-error" class="login-error" role="alert" aria-live="assertive"></div>
@@ -30,34 +29,29 @@
             <!-- Schritt 1: E-Mail eingeben -->
             <form id="email-form">
                 <div class="form-group">
-                    <label for="email" data-i18n="login.email_label">E-Mail-Adresse</label>
-                    <input type="email" id="email" name="email" autocomplete="email" required aria-required="true" placeholder="name@organisation.de" data-i18n-placeholder="login.email_placeholder">
+                    <label for="email">E-Mail-Adresse</label>
+                    <input type="email" id="email" name="email" autocomplete="email" required aria-required="true" placeholder="name@organisation.de">
                 </div>
-                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-full" id="email-btn" data-i18n="login.submit">Anmelden</button>
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-full" id="email-btn">Anmelden</button>
             </form>
 
             <!-- Schritt 2: Code eingeben -->
             <form id="code-form" style="display:none;">
-                <p id="code-sent-text" style="color: var(--text-secondary); margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 14px;">
+                <p style="color: var(--text-secondary); margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 14px;">
                     Ein 6-stelliger Code wurde an <strong id="sent-email"></strong> gesendet.
                 </p>
                 <div class="form-group">
-                    <label for="code" data-i18n="login.code_label">Code eingeben</label>
+                    <label for="code">Code eingeben</label>
                     <input type="text" id="code" name="code" autocomplete="one-time-code" required aria-required="true"
                            placeholder="000000" maxlength="6" pattern="[0-9]{6}"
                            style="text-align:center; font-size:24px; letter-spacing:8px; font-family:monospace;">
                 </div>
-                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-full" id="code-btn" data-i18n="login.verify">Verifizieren</button>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-full" id="back-btn" style="margin-top:8px;" data-i18n="login.back">Zurück</button>
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-full" id="code-btn">Verifizieren</button>
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-full" id="back-btn" style="margin-top:8px;">Zurück</button>
             </form>
 
             <div style="text-align:center;margin-top:16px;">
-                <div class="lang-switcher" id="lang-switcher" style="display:inline-flex;margin-bottom:8px;">
-                    <button class="lang-btn" data-lang="de" onclick="LangManager.setLang('de')" title="Deutsch">DE</button>
-                    <button class="lang-btn" data-lang="en" onclick="LangManager.setLang('en')" title="English">EN</button>
-                </div>
-                <br>
-                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small theme-toggle-btn" id="theme-toggle" onclick="ThemeManager.toggle()" data-i18n-title="header.theme_toggle" title="Theme wechseln" aria-label="Theme wechseln">&#9788;</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-small theme-toggle-btn" id="theme-toggle" onclick="ThemeManager.toggle()" title="Theme wechseln" aria-label="Theme wechseln">&#9788;</button>
             </div>
         </div>
     </main>
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@
             errorEl.style.display = 'none';
             successEl.style.display = 'none';
             btn.disabled = true;
-            btn.textContent = LangManager.t('login.sending');
+            btn.textContent = 'Wird gesendet...';
 
             currentEmail = document.getElementById('email').value.trim();
 
@@ -165,7 +159,7 @@
                 errorEl.style.display = 'block';
             } finally {
                 btn.disabled = false;
-                btn.textContent = LangManager.t('login.submit');
+                btn.textContent = 'Anmelden';
             }
         });
 
@@ -176,7 +170,7 @@
             const btn = document.getElementById('code-btn');
             errorEl.style.display = 'none';
             btn.disabled = true;
-            btn.textContent = LangManager.t('login.verifying');
+            btn.textContent = 'Wird geprüft...';
 
             try {
                 const response = await fetch('/api/auth/verify-code', {
@@ -202,7 +196,7 @@
                 errorEl.style.display = 'block';
             } finally {
                 btn.disabled = false;
-                btn.textContent = LangManager.t('login.verify');
+                btn.textContent = 'Verifizieren';
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/app.js b/src/static/js/app.js
index f27ca26..53754dc 100644
--- a/src/static/js/app.js
+++ b/src/static/js/app.js
@@ -52,34 +52,34 @@ const A11yManager = {
         const container = document.createElement('div');
         container.className = 'a11y-center';
         container.innerHTML = `
-            <button class="a11y-btn" id="a11y-btn" title="${LangManager.t('a11y.title')}"
-                    aria-label="${LangManager.t('a11y.title')}" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">
+            <button class="a11y-btn" id="a11y-btn" title="Barrierefreiheit"
+                    aria-label="Barrierefreiheit" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">
                 <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
                     <circle cx="12" cy="4" r="2"/>
                     <path d="M12 8c-3.3 0-6 .5-6 .5v2s2.7-.5 5-.5v3l-3 7h2.5l2.5-5.5 2.5 5.5h2.5l-3-7v-3c2.3 0 5 .5 5 .5v-2S15.3 8 12 8z"/>
                 </svg>
             </button>
-            <div class="a11y-panel" id="a11y-panel" role="group" aria-label="${LangManager.t('a11y.title')}" style="display:none;">
-                <div class="a11y-panel-title">${LangManager.t('a11y.title')}</div>
+            <div class="a11y-panel" id="a11y-panel" role="group" aria-label="Barrierefreiheits-Einstellungen" style="display:none;">
+                <div class="a11y-panel-title">Barrierefreiheit</div>
                 <label class="a11y-option">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="a11y-contrast">
                     <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                    <span>${LangManager.t('a11y.contrast')}</span>
+                    <span>Hoher Kontrast</span>
                 </label>
                 <label class="a11y-option">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="a11y-focus">
                     <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                    <span>${LangManager.t('a11y.focus')}</span>
+                    <span>Verstärkte Focus-Anzeige</span>
                 </label>
                 <label class="a11y-option">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="a11y-fontsize">
                     <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                    <span>${LangManager.t('a11y.fontsize')}</span>
+                    <span>Größere Schrift</span>
                 </label>
                 <label class="a11y-option">
                     <input type="checkbox" id="a11y-motion">
                     <span class="toggle-switch"></span>
-                    <span>${LangManager.t('a11y.motion')}</span>
+                    <span>Animationen aus</span>
                 </label>
             </div>
         `;
@@ -164,31 +164,6 @@ const A11yManager = {
         localStorage.setItem(this._key, JSON.stringify(this._settings));
     },
 
-    _updateLabels() {
-        const btn = document.getElementById('a11y-btn');
-        if (btn) {
-            btn.title = LangManager.t('a11y.title');
-            btn.setAttribute('aria-label', LangManager.t('a11y.title'));
-        }
-        const panel = document.getElementById('a11y-panel');
-        if (panel) {
-            panel.setAttribute('aria-label', LangManager.t('a11y.title'));
-            const title = panel.querySelector('.a11y-panel-title');
-            if (title) title.textContent = LangManager.t('a11y.title');
-        }
-        const keys = ['contrast', 'focus', 'fontsize', 'motion'];
-        keys.forEach(k => {
-            const cb = document.getElementById('a11y-' + k);
-            if (cb) {
-                const label = cb.closest('.a11y-option');
-                if (label) {
-                    const span = label.querySelector('span:last-child');
-                    if (span) span.textContent = LangManager.t('a11y.' + k);
-                }
-            }
-        });
-    },
-
     _openPanel() {
         this._isOpen = true;
         document.getElementById('a11y-panel').style.display = '';
@@ -228,7 +203,7 @@ const NotificationCenter = {
         const container = document.createElement('div');
         container.className = 'notification-center';
         container.innerHTML = `
-            <button class="notification-bell" id="notification-bell" title="${LangManager.t('notif.title')}" aria-label="${LangManager.t('notif.title')}" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">
+            <button class="notification-bell" id="notification-bell" title="Benachrichtigungen" aria-label="Benachrichtigungen" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">
                 <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
                     <path d="M18 8A6 6 0 0 0 6 8c0 7-3 9-3 9h18s-3-2-3-9"/>
                     <path d="M13.73 21a2 2 0 0 1-3.46 0"/>
@@ -237,11 +212,11 @@ const NotificationCenter = {
             </button>
             <div class="notification-panel" id="notification-panel" style="display:none;">
                 <div class="notification-panel-header">
-                    <span class="notification-panel-title">${LangManager.t('notif.title')}</span>
-                    <button class="notification-mark-read" id="notification-mark-read">${LangManager.t('notif.mark_read')}</button>
+                    <span class="notification-panel-title">Benachrichtigungen</span>
+                    <button class="notification-mark-read" id="notification-mark-read">Alle gelesen</button>
                 </div>
                 <div class="notification-panel-list" id="notification-panel-list">
-                    <div class="notification-empty">${LangManager.t('notif.empty')}</div>
+                    <div class="notification-empty">Keine Benachrichtigungen</div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         `;
@@ -336,13 +311,13 @@ const NotificationCenter = {
         if (!list) return;
 
         if (this._notifications.length === 0) {
-            list.innerHTML = `<div class="notification-empty">${LangManager.t('notif.empty')}</div>`;
+            list.innerHTML = '<div class="notification-empty">Keine Benachrichtigungen</div>';
             return;
         }
 
         list.innerHTML = this._notifications.map(n => {
             const time = new Date(n.timestamp);
-            const timeStr = time.toLocaleTimeString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+            const timeStr = time.toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
             const unreadClass = n.read ? '' : ' unread';
             const icon = n.icon || 'info';
             return `<div class="notification-item${unreadClass}" onclick="NotificationCenter._handleClick(${n.incident_id})" data-id="${n.incident_id}" role="button" tabindex="0">
@@ -399,19 +374,6 @@ const NotificationCenter = {
         }
     },
 
-    _updateLabels() {
-        const bell = document.getElementById('notification-bell');
-        if (bell) {
-            bell.title = LangManager.t('notif.title');
-            bell.setAttribute('aria-label', LangManager.t('notif.title'));
-        }
-        const panelTitle = document.querySelector('.notification-panel-title');
-        if (panelTitle) panelTitle.textContent = LangManager.t('notif.title');
-        const markRead = document.getElementById('notification-mark-read');
-        if (markRead) markRead.textContent = LangManager.t('notif.mark_read');
-        this._renderList();
-    },
-
     async _syncFromDB() {
         try {
             const items = await API.listNotifications(50);
@@ -459,8 +421,6 @@ const App = {
     async init() {
         ThemeManager.init();
         A11yManager.init();
-        // Language change listener
-        document.addEventListener('langchange', () => this._onLangChange());
         // Auth prüfen
         const token = localStorage.getItem('osint_token');
         if (!token) {
@@ -487,8 +447,8 @@ const App = {
                     trial: 'Trial',
                     annual: 'Annual',
                     permanent: 'Permanent',
-                    expired: LangManager.t('header.license_expired'),
-                    unknown: LangManager.t('header.license_unknown')
+                    expired: 'Abgelaufen',
+                    unknown: 'Unbekannt'
                 };
                 const status = user.read_only ? 'expired' : (user.license_status || 'unknown');
                 const cssClass = user.read_only ? 'license-expired'
@@ -496,8 +456,8 @@ const App = {
                     : user.license_type === 'annual' ? 'license-annual'
                     : user.license_type === 'permanent' ? 'license-permanent'
                     : 'license-unknown';
-                const label = user.read_only ? LangManager.t('header.license_expired')
-                    : licenseLabels[user.license_type] || licenseLabels[user.license_status] || LangManager.t('header.license_unknown');
+                const label = user.read_only ? 'Abgelaufen'
+                    : licenseLabels[user.license_type] || licenseLabels[user.license_status] || 'Unbekannt';
                 badgeEl.textContent = label;
                 badgeEl.className = 'header-license-badge ' + cssClass;
             }
@@ -505,7 +465,7 @@ const App = {
             // Warnung bei abgelaufener Lizenz
             const warningEl = document.getElementById('header-license-warning');
             if (warningEl && user.read_only) {
-                warningEl.textContent = LangManager.t('header.license_warning');
+                warningEl.textContent = 'Lizenz abgelaufen – nur Lesezugriff';
                 warningEl.classList.add('visible');
             }
         } catch {
@@ -527,7 +487,7 @@ const App = {
         // Feedback
         document.getElementById('feedback-form').addEventListener('submit', (e) => this.submitFeedback(e));
         document.getElementById('fb-message').addEventListener('input', (e) => {
-            document.getElementById('fb-char-count').textContent = e.target.value.length.toLocaleString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB');
+            document.getElementById('fb-char-count').textContent = e.target.value.length.toLocaleString('de-DE');
         });
 
         // Sidebar-Chevrons initial auf offen setzen (Archiv geschlossen)
@@ -576,7 +536,7 @@ const App = {
             this.incidents = await API.listIncidents();
             this.renderSidebar();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.load_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler beim Laden der Lagen: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -603,8 +563,8 @@ const App = {
         const activeResearch = filtered.filter(i => i.status === 'active' && i.type === 'research');
         const archived = filtered.filter(i => i.status === 'archived');
 
-        const emptyLabelAdhoc = this._sidebarFilter === 'mine' ? LangManager.t('sidebar.no_own_adhoc') : LangManager.t('sidebar.no_adhoc');
-        const emptyLabelResearch = this._sidebarFilter === 'mine' ? LangManager.t('sidebar.no_own_research') : LangManager.t('sidebar.no_research');
+        const emptyLabelAdhoc = this._sidebarFilter === 'mine' ? 'Keine eigenen Ad-hoc-Lagen' : 'Keine Ad-hoc-Lagen';
+        const emptyLabelResearch = this._sidebarFilter === 'mine' ? 'Keine eigenen Recherchen' : 'Keine Recherchen';
 
         activeContainer.innerHTML = activeAdhoc.length
             ? activeAdhoc.map(i => UI.renderIncidentItem(i, i.id === this.currentIncidentId)).join('')
@@ -616,7 +576,7 @@ const App = {
 
         archivedContainer.innerHTML = archived.length
             ? archived.map(i => UI.renderIncidentItem(i, i.id === this.currentIncidentId)).join('')
-            : `<div style="padding:8px 12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--text-tertiary);">${LangManager.t('sidebar.no_archive')}</div>`;
+            : '<div style="padding:8px 12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--text-tertiary);">Kein Archiv</div>';
 
         // Zähler aktualisieren
         const countAdhoc = document.getElementById('count-active-incidents');
@@ -655,7 +615,7 @@ const App = {
         localStorage.setItem('selectedIncidentId', id);
         // SR-Announcement
         const inc = this.incidents.find(i => i.id === id);
-        if (inc) this._announceForSR(LangManager.t('sidebar.incident_selected', { title: inc.title }));
+        if (inc) this._announceForSR('Lage ausgewählt: ' + inc.title);
         this.renderSidebar();
 
         document.getElementById('empty-state').style.display = 'none';
@@ -688,7 +648,7 @@ const App = {
 
             this.renderIncidentDetail(incident, articles, factchecks, snapshots, locations);
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.detail_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler beim Laden: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -700,7 +660,7 @@ const App = {
         // Typ-Badge
         const typeBadge = document.getElementById('incident-type-badge');
         typeBadge.className = 'incident-type-badge ' + (incident.type === 'research' ? 'type-research' : 'type-adhoc');
-        typeBadge.textContent = incident.type === 'research' ? LangManager.t('status.research') : LangManager.t('status.breaking');
+        typeBadge.textContent = incident.type === 'research' ? 'Recherche' : 'Breaking';
 
         // Archiv-Button Text
         this._updateArchiveButton(incident.status);
@@ -715,7 +675,7 @@ const App = {
         const deleteBtn = document.getElementById('delete-incident-btn');
         const isCreator = incident.created_by_username === this._currentUsername;
         deleteBtn.disabled = !isCreator;
-        deleteBtn.title = isCreator ? '' : LangManager.t('incident.delete_only_creator', { name: incident.created_by_username });
+        deleteBtn.title = isCreator ? '' : `Nur ${incident.created_by_username} kann diese Lage löschen`;
 
         // Zusammenfassung mit Quellenverzeichnis
         const summaryText = document.getElementById('summary-text');
@@ -726,16 +686,15 @@ const App = {
                 incident.type
             );
         } else {
-            summaryText.innerHTML = `<span style="color:var(--text-disabled);">${LangManager.t('empty.no_summary')}</span>`;
+            summaryText.innerHTML = '<span style="color:var(--text-disabled);">Noch keine Zusammenfassung. Klicke auf "Aktualisieren" um die Recherche zu starten.</span>';
         }
 
         // Meta (im Header-Strip) — relative Zeitangabe mit vollem Datum als Tooltip
         const updated = incident.updated_at ? new Date(incident.updated_at) : null;
         const metaUpdated = document.getElementById('meta-updated');
         if (updated) {
-            const _loc = LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB';
-            const fullDate = `${updated.toLocaleDateString(_loc)} ${updated.toLocaleTimeString(_loc, { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })}`;
-            metaUpdated.textContent = LangManager.t('time.stand', { time: App._timeAgo(updated) });
+            const fullDate = `${updated.toLocaleDateString('de-DE')} ${updated.toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })}`;
+            metaUpdated.textContent = `Stand: ${App._timeAgo(updated)}`;
             metaUpdated.title = fullDate;
         } else {
             metaUpdated.textContent = '';
@@ -746,20 +705,20 @@ const App = {
         const lagebildTs = document.getElementById('lagebild-timestamp');
         if (lagebildTs) {
             lagebildTs.textContent = updated
-                ? LangManager.t('time.stand', { time: `${updated.toLocaleDateString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', year: 'numeric' })} ${updated.toLocaleTimeString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })}${LangManager.lang === 'de' ? ' Uhr' : ''}` })
+                ? `Stand: ${updated.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', year: 'numeric' })} ${updated.toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })} Uhr`
                 : '';
         }
 
         document.getElementById('meta-refresh-mode').textContent = incident.refresh_mode === 'auto'
-            ? LangManager.t('status.auto_interval', { interval: App._formatInterval(incident.refresh_interval) })
-            : LangManager.t('status.manual');
+            ? `Auto alle ${App._formatInterval(incident.refresh_interval)}`
+            : 'Manuell';
 
         // International-Badge
         const intlBadge = document.getElementById('intl-badge');
         if (intlBadge) {
             const isIntl = incident.international_sources !== false && incident.international_sources !== 0;
             intlBadge.className = 'intl-badge ' + (isIntl ? 'intl-yes' : 'intl-no');
-            intlBadge.textContent = isIntl ? LangManager.t('status.international') : LangManager.t('status.de_only');
+            intlBadge.textContent = isIntl ? 'International' : 'Nur DE';
         }
 
         // Faktencheck
@@ -770,7 +729,7 @@ const App = {
             factcheckList.innerHTML = factchecks.map(fc => UI.renderFactCheck(fc)).join('');
         } else {
             fcFilters.innerHTML = '';
-            factcheckList.innerHTML = `<div style="padding:12px;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-tertiary);">${LangManager.t('empty.no_factchecks')}</div>`;
+            factcheckList.innerHTML = '<div style="padding:12px;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-tertiary);">Noch keine Fakten geprüft</div>';
         }
 
         // Quellenübersicht
@@ -861,17 +820,13 @@ const App = {
         const snapshotCount = entries.filter(e => e.kind === 'snapshot').length;
         const countEl = document.getElementById('article-count');
         if (articleCount > 0 && snapshotCount > 0) {
-            const msgLabel = articleCount !== 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.messages', { n: articleCount }) : LangManager.t('timeline.message', { n: articleCount });
-            const rptLabel = snapshotCount !== 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.reports_count', { n: snapshotCount }) : LangManager.t('timeline.report_count', { n: snapshotCount });
-            countEl.innerHTML = `<span class="ht-legend-dot"></span> ${msgLabel} + <span class="ht-legend-dot ht-legend-gold"></span> ${rptLabel}`;
+            countEl.innerHTML = `<span class="ht-legend-dot"></span> ${articleCount} Meldung${articleCount !== 1 ? 'en' : ''} + <span class="ht-legend-dot ht-legend-gold"></span> ${snapshotCount} Lagebericht${snapshotCount !== 1 ? 'e' : ''}`;
         } else if (articleCount > 0) {
-            const msgLabel = articleCount !== 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.messages', { n: articleCount }) : LangManager.t('timeline.message', { n: articleCount });
-            countEl.innerHTML = `<span class="ht-legend-dot"></span> ${msgLabel}`;
+            countEl.innerHTML = `<span class="ht-legend-dot"></span> ${articleCount} Meldung${articleCount !== 1 ? 'en' : ''}`;
         } else if (snapshotCount > 0) {
-            const rptLabel = snapshotCount !== 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.reports_count', { n: snapshotCount }) : LangManager.t('timeline.report_count', { n: snapshotCount });
-            countEl.innerHTML = `<span class="ht-legend-dot ht-legend-gold"></span> ${rptLabel}`;
+            countEl.innerHTML = `<span class="ht-legend-dot ht-legend-gold"></span> ${snapshotCount} Lagebericht${snapshotCount !== 1 ? 'e' : ''}`;
         } else {
-            countEl.textContent = LangManager.t('timeline.messages', { n: 0 });
+            countEl.textContent = '0 Meldungen';
         }
     },
 
@@ -892,8 +847,8 @@ const App = {
         if (entries.length === 0) {
             this._activePointIndex = null;
             container.innerHTML = (searchTerm || range !== 'all')
-                ? `<div class="ht-empty">${LangManager.t('timeline.no_entries_range')}</div>`
-                : `<div class="ht-empty">${LangManager.t('timeline.no_entries_start')}</div>`;
+                ? '<div class="ht-empty">Keine Einträge im gewählten Zeitraum.</div>'
+                : '<div class="ht-empty">Noch keine Meldungen. Starte eine Recherche mit "Aktualisieren".</div>';
             return;
         }
 
@@ -947,8 +902,7 @@ const App = {
             }
             if (this._activePointIndex === idx) pointClass += ' active';
 
-            const entryLabel = bucket.entries.length === 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.entry', { n: bucket.entries.length }) : LangManager.t('timeline.entries', { n: bucket.entries.length });
-            const tooltip = `${bucket.label}: ${entryLabel}`;
+            const tooltip = `${bucket.label}: ${bucket.entries.length} Eintr${bucket.entries.length === 1 ? 'ag' : 'äge'}`;
 
             html += `<div class="${pointClass}" style="left:${pos}%;width:${size}px;height:${size}px;" onclick="App.openTimelineDetail(${idx})" data-idx="${idx}">`;
             html += `<div class="ht-tooltip">${UI.escape(tooltip)}</div>`;
@@ -990,14 +944,13 @@ const App = {
         entries.forEach(e => {
             const d = new Date(e.timestamp || 0);
             let key, label, ts;
-            const _dtLoc = LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB';
             if (granularity === 'hour') {
                 key = `${d.getFullYear()}-${d.getMonth() + 1}-${d.getDate()}-${d.getHours()}`;
-                label = d.toLocaleDateString(_dtLoc, { day: '2-digit', month: 'short' }) + ', ' + d.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0') + ':00';
+                label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short' }) + ', ' + d.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0') + ':00';
                 ts = new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth(), d.getDate(), d.getHours()).getTime();
             } else {
                 key = `${d.getFullYear()}-${d.getMonth() + 1}-${d.getDate()}`;
-                label = d.toLocaleDateString(_dtLoc, { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short' });
+                label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short' });
                 ts = new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth(), d.getDate(), 12).getTime();
             }
             if (!bucketMap[key]) {
@@ -1109,14 +1062,13 @@ const App = {
                 const yesterday = new Date(today.getTime() - 86400000);
                 const bucketDay = new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth(), d.getDate());
                 let label;
-                const locale = LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB';
-                const dateStr = d.toLocaleDateString(locale, { day: '2-digit', month: 'short' });
+                const dateStr = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short' });
                 if (bucketDay.getTime() === today.getTime()) {
-                    label = LangManager.t('time.today') + ', ' + dateStr;
+                    label = 'Heute, ' + dateStr;
                 } else if (bucketDay.getTime() === yesterday.getTime()) {
-                    label = LangManager.t('time.yesterday') + ', ' + dateStr;
+                    label = 'Gestern, ' + dateStr;
                 } else {
-                    label = d.toLocaleDateString(locale, { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short' });
+                    label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short' });
                 }
                 const pos = this._bucketPositionPercent(b, rangeStart, rangeEnd, buckets.length);
                 markers.push({ text: label, pos });
@@ -1144,7 +1096,7 @@ const App = {
 
         return `<div class="ht-detail-panel">
             <div class="ht-detail-header">
-                <span class="ht-detail-title">${UI.escape(bucket.label)} (${bucket.entries.length === 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.entry', { n: bucket.entries.length }) : LangManager.t('timeline.entries', { n: bucket.entries.length })})</span>
+                <span class="ht-detail-title">${UI.escape(bucket.label)} (${bucket.entries.length} Eintr${bucket.entries.length === 1 ? 'ag' : 'äge'})</span>
                 <button class="ht-detail-close" onclick="App.closeTimelineDetail()">&times;</button>
             </div>
             <div class="ht-detail-content">${entriesHtml}</div>
@@ -1226,7 +1178,7 @@ const App = {
     _buildFullVerticalTimeline(filterType, searchTerm) {
         let entries = this._collectEntries(filterType, searchTerm);
         if (entries.length === 0) {
-            return `<div class="ht-empty">${LangManager.t('timeline.no_entries')}</div>`;
+            return '<div class="ht-empty">Keine Einträge.</div>';
         }
 
         entries.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.timestamp || 0) - new Date(a.timestamp || 0));
@@ -1261,21 +1213,20 @@ const App = {
 
             if (!d || isNaN(d.getTime())) {
                 key = 'unknown';
-                label = LangManager.t('time.unknown');
+                label = 'Unbekannt';
             } else if (granularity === 'hour') {
                 const h = d.getHours();
                 key = `${d.toDateString()}-${h}`;
-                label = `${h.toString().padStart(2, '0')}:00${LangManager.lang === 'de' ? ' Uhr' : ''}`;
+                label = `${h.toString().padStart(2, '0')}:00 Uhr`;
             } else {
                 const entryDate = new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth(), d.getDate());
                 key = entryDate.toDateString();
                 if (entryDate.getTime() === today.getTime()) {
-                    label = LangManager.t('time.today');
+                    label = 'Heute';
                 } else if (entryDate.getTime() === yesterday.getTime()) {
-                    label = LangManager.t('time.yesterday');
+                    label = 'Gestern';
                 } else {
-                    const locale = LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB';
-                    label = d.toLocaleDateString(locale, { weekday: 'short', day: 'numeric', month: 'short' });
+                    label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { weekday: 'short', day: 'numeric', month: 'short' });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1327,7 +1278,7 @@ const App = {
         const dateField = (type === 'research' && article.published_at)
             ? article.published_at : article.collected_at;
         const time = dateField
-            ? new Date(dateField).toLocaleTimeString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
+            ? new Date(dateField).toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
             : '--:--';
 
         const headline = article.headline_de || article.headline;
@@ -1349,7 +1300,7 @@ const App = {
             const truncated = content.length > 400 ? content.substring(0, 400) + '...' : content;
             detailHtml = `<div class="vt-article-detail">
                 <div class="vt-article-detail-content">${UI.escape(truncated)}</div>
-                ${article.source_url ? `<a href="${UI.escape(article.source_url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="vt-article-detail-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">${LangManager.t('timeline.open_article')} &rarr;</a>` : ''}
+                ${article.source_url ? `<a href="${UI.escape(article.source_url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="vt-article-detail-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">Artikel öffnen &rarr;</a>` : ''}
             </div>`;
         }
 
@@ -1369,12 +1320,12 @@ const App = {
      */
     _renderSnapshotEntry(snapshot) {
         const time = snapshot.created_at
-            ? new Date(snapshot.created_at).toLocaleTimeString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
+            ? new Date(snapshot.created_at).toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
             : '--:--';
 
         const stats = [];
-        if (snapshot.article_count) stats.push(LangManager.t('timeline.articles_label', { n: snapshot.article_count }));
-        if (snapshot.fact_check_count) stats.push(LangManager.t('timeline.facts_label', { n: snapshot.fact_check_count }));
+        if (snapshot.article_count) stats.push(`${snapshot.article_count} Artikel`);
+        if (snapshot.fact_check_count) stats.push(`${snapshot.fact_check_count} Fakten`);
         const statsText = stats.join(', ');
 
         // Vorschau: erste 200 Zeichen der Zusammenfassung
@@ -1386,7 +1337,7 @@ const App = {
 
         return `<div class="vt-entry vt-snapshot expandable" onclick="App.toggleTimelineEntry(this)">
             <div class="vt-snapshot-header">
-                <span class="vt-snapshot-badge">${LangManager.t('timeline.snapshot_badge')}</span>
+                <span class="vt-snapshot-badge">Lagebericht</span>
                 <span class="vt-snapshot-time">${time}</span>
                 <span class="vt-snapshot-stats">${UI.escape(statsText)}</span>
             </div>
@@ -1476,7 +1427,7 @@ const App = {
         // Validierung
         const titleField = document.getElementById('inc-title');
         if (!titleField.value.trim()) {
-            this._showFieldError(titleField, LangManager.t('form.validation_title'));
+            this._showFieldError(titleField, 'Bitte einen Titel eingeben.');
             titleField.focus();
             return;
         }
@@ -1501,7 +1452,7 @@ const App = {
                 closeModal('modal-new');
                 await this.loadIncidents();
                 await this.loadIncidentDetail(editId);
-                UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.incident_updated'), 'success');
+                UI.showToast('Lage aktualisiert.', 'success');
             } else {
                 // Create-Modus
                 const incident = await API.createIncident(data);
@@ -1523,10 +1474,10 @@ const App = {
                 this._updateRefreshButton(true);
                 UI.showProgress('queued');
                 await API.refreshIncident(incident.id);
-                UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.incident_created', { title: incident.title }), 'success');
+                UI.showToast(`Lage "${incident.title}" angelegt. Recherche gestartet.`, 'success');
             }
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         } finally {
             submitBtn.disabled = false;
             this._editingIncidentId = null;
@@ -1536,7 +1487,7 @@ const App = {
     async handleRefresh() {
         if (!this.currentIncidentId) return;
         if (this._refreshingIncidents.has(this.currentIncidentId)) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.refresh_already_running'), 'warning');
+            UI.showToast('Recherche läuft bereits...', 'warning');
             return;
         }
         try {
@@ -1548,13 +1499,13 @@ const App = {
                 this._refreshingIncidents.delete(this.currentIncidentId);
                 this._updateRefreshButton(false);
                 UI.hideProgress();
-                UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.refresh_skipped'), 'warning');
+                UI.showToast('Recherche läuft bereits oder ist in der Warteschlange.', 'warning');
             }
         } catch (err) {
             this._refreshingIncidents.delete(this.currentIncidentId);
             this._updateRefreshButton(false);
             UI.hideProgress();
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -1563,19 +1514,19 @@ const App = {
     async triggerGeoparse() {
         if (!this.currentIncidentId) return;
         const btn = document.getElementById('geoparse-btn');
-        if (btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = LangManager.t('map.starting'); }
+        if (btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = 'Wird gestartet...'; }
         try {
             const result = await API.triggerGeoparse(this.currentIncidentId);
             if (result.status === 'done') {
                 UI.showToast(result.message, 'info');
-                if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.detect_locations'); }
+                if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Orte erkennen'; }
                 return;
             }
             UI.showToast(result.message, 'info');
             this._pollGeoparse(this.currentIncidentId);
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.geoparse_failed', { error: err.message }), 'error');
-            if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.detect_locations'); }
+            UI.showToast('Geoparsing fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message, 'error');
+            if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Orte erkennen'; }
         }
     },
 
@@ -1586,25 +1537,25 @@ const App = {
             try {
                 const st = await API.getGeoparseStatus(incidentId);
                 if (st.status === 'running') {
-                    if (btn) btn.textContent = LangManager.t('misc.articles_progress', { done: st.processed, total: st.total });
+                    if (btn) btn.textContent = `${st.processed}/${st.total} Artikel...`;
                 } else {
                     clearInterval(this._geoparsePolling);
                     this._geoparsePolling = null;
-                    if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.detect_locations'); }
+                    if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Orte erkennen'; }
                     if (st.status === 'done' && st.locations > 0) {
-                        UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.locations_found', { locations: st.locations, articles: st.processed }), 'success');
+                        UI.showToast(`${st.locations} Orte aus ${st.processed} Artikeln erkannt`, 'success');
                         const locations = await API.getLocations(incidentId).catch(() => []);
                         UI.renderMap(locations);
                     } else if (st.status === 'done') {
-                        UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.no_locations'), 'info');
+                        UI.showToast('Keine neuen Orte gefunden', 'info');
                     } else if (st.status === 'error') {
-                        UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.geoparse_failed', { error: st.error || '' }), 'error');
+                        UI.showToast('Geoparsing fehlgeschlagen: ' + (st.error || ''), 'error');
                     }
                 }
             } catch {
                 clearInterval(this._geoparsePolling);
                 this._geoparsePolling = null;
-                if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.detect_locations'); }
+                if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Orte erkennen'; }
             }
         }, 3000);
     },
@@ -1612,17 +1563,17 @@ const App = {
     _formatInterval(minutes) {
         if (minutes >= 10080 && minutes % 10080 === 0) {
             const w = minutes / 10080;
-            return w === 1 ? LangManager.t('time.week') : LangManager.t('time.weeks', { n: w });
+            return w === 1 ? '1 Woche' : `${w} Wochen`;
         }
         if (minutes >= 1440 && minutes % 1440 === 0) {
             const d = minutes / 1440;
-            return d === 1 ? LangManager.t('time.day') : LangManager.t('time.days', { n: d });
+            return d === 1 ? '1 Tag' : `${d} Tage`;
         }
         if (minutes >= 60 && minutes % 60 === 0) {
             const h = minutes / 60;
-            return h === 1 ? LangManager.t('time.hour') : LangManager.t('time.hours', { n: h });
+            return h === 1 ? '1 Stunde' : `${h} Stunden`;
         }
-        return LangManager.t('time.minutes_short', { n: minutes });
+        return `${minutes} Min.`;
     },
 
     _setIntervalFields(minutes) {
@@ -1668,7 +1619,7 @@ const App = {
             const logs = await API.getRefreshLog(this.currentIncidentId, 20);
             this._renderRefreshHistory(logs);
         } catch (e) {
-            list.innerHTML = `<div style="padding:12px;color:var(--error);font-size:12px;">${LangManager.t('refresh.load_error')}</div>`;
+            list.innerHTML = '<div style="padding:12px;color:var(--error);font-size:12px;">Fehler beim Laden</div>';
         }
 
         // Outside-Click Listener
@@ -1701,29 +1652,28 @@ const App = {
         if (!list) return;
 
         if (!logs || logs.length === 0) {
-            list.innerHTML = `<div style="padding:12px;color:var(--text-disabled);font-size:12px;">${LangManager.t('refresh.no_history')}</div>`;
+            list.innerHTML = '<div style="padding:12px;color:var(--text-disabled);font-size:12px;">Noch keine Refreshes durchgeführt</div>';
             return;
         }
 
         list.innerHTML = logs.map(log => {
             const started = new Date(log.started_at);
-            const _rlLoc = LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB';
-            const timeStr = started.toLocaleDateString(_rlLoc, { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit' }) + ' ' +
-                started.toLocaleTimeString(_rlLoc, { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+            const timeStr = started.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit' }) + ' ' +
+                started.toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
 
             let detail = '';
             if (log.status === 'completed') {
-                detail = LangManager.t('refresh.articles', { n: log.articles_found });
+                detail = `${log.articles_found} Artikel`;
                 if (log.duration_seconds != null) {
                     detail += ` in ${this._formatDuration(log.duration_seconds)}`;
                 }
             } else if (log.status === 'running') {
-                detail = LangManager.t('refresh.running');
+                detail = 'Läuft...';
             } else if (log.status === 'error') {
                 detail = '';
             }
 
-            const retryInfo = log.retry_count > 0 ? ` (${LangManager.t('refresh.attempt', { n: log.retry_count + 1 })})` : '';
+            const retryInfo = log.retry_count > 0 ? ` (Versuch ${log.retry_count + 1})` : '';
             const errorHtml = log.error_message
                 ? `<div class="rh-info-error" title="${log.error_message.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')}">${log.error_message}</div>`
                 : '';
@@ -1735,7 +1685,7 @@ const App = {
                     ${detail ? `<div class="rh-info-detail">${detail}</div>` : ''}
                     ${errorHtml}
                 </div>
-                <span class="rh-trigger-badge ${log.trigger_type}">${log.trigger_type === 'auto' ? LangManager.t('refresh.trigger_auto') : LangManager.t('refresh.trigger_manual')}</span>
+                <span class="rh-trigger-badge ${log.trigger_type}">${log.trigger_type === 'auto' ? 'Auto' : 'Manuell'}</span>
             </div>`;
         }).join('');
     },
@@ -1752,22 +1702,22 @@ const App = {
         if (!date) return '';
         const now = new Date();
         const diff = Math.floor((now - date) / 1000);
-        if (diff < 60) return LangManager.t('time.just_now');
-        if (diff < 3600) return LangManager.t('time.minutes_ago', { n: Math.floor(diff / 60) });
-        if (diff < 86400) return LangManager.t('time.hours_ago', { n: Math.floor(diff / 3600) });
-        return LangManager.t('time.days_ago', { n: Math.floor(diff / 86400) });
+        if (diff < 60) return 'gerade eben';
+        if (diff < 3600) return `vor ${Math.floor(diff / 60)}m`;
+        if (diff < 86400) return `vor ${Math.floor(diff / 3600)}h`;
+        return `vor ${Math.floor(diff / 86400)}d`;
     },
 
     _updateRefreshButton(disabled) {
         const btn = document.getElementById('refresh-btn');
         if (!btn) return;
         btn.disabled = disabled;
-        btn.textContent = disabled ? LangManager.t('btn.refreshing') : LangManager.t('btn.refresh');
+        btn.textContent = disabled ? 'Läuft...' : 'Aktualisieren';
     },
 
     async handleDelete() {
         if (!this.currentIncidentId) return;
-        if (!await confirmDialog(LangManager.t('confirm.delete_incident'))) return;
+        if (!await confirmDialog('Lage wirklich löschen? Alle gesammelten Daten gehen verloren.')) return;
 
         try {
             await API.deleteIncident(this.currentIncidentId);
@@ -1776,9 +1726,9 @@ const App = {
             document.getElementById('incident-view').style.display = 'none';
             document.getElementById('empty-state').style.display = 'flex';
             await this.loadIncidents();
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.incident_deleted'), 'success');
+            UI.showToast('Lage gelöscht.', 'success');
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -1804,8 +1754,8 @@ const App = {
         toggleRefreshInterval();
 
         // Modal-Titel und Submit ändern
-        document.getElementById('modal-new-title').textContent = LangManager.t('modal.edit_incident');
-        document.getElementById('modal-new-submit').textContent = LangManager.t('btn.save');
+        document.getElementById('modal-new-title').textContent = 'Lage bearbeiten';
+        document.getElementById('modal-new-submit').textContent = 'Speichern';
 
         // E-Mail-Subscription laden
         try {
@@ -1828,8 +1778,9 @@ const App = {
         if (!incident) return;
 
         const isArchived = incident.status === 'archived';
+        const action = isArchived ? 'wiederherstellen' : 'archivieren';
 
-        if (!await confirmDialog(isArchived ? LangManager.t('confirm.restore_incident') : LangManager.t('confirm.archive_incident'))) return;
+        if (!await confirmDialog(`Lage wirklich ${action}?`)) return;
 
         try {
             const newStatus = isArchived ? 'active' : 'archived';
@@ -1837,9 +1788,9 @@ const App = {
             await this.loadIncidents();
             await this.loadIncidentDetail(this.currentIncidentId);
             this._updateArchiveButton(newStatus);
-            UI.showToast(isArchived ? LangManager.t('toast.incident_restored') : LangManager.t('toast.incident_archived'), 'success');
+            UI.showToast(isArchived ? 'Lage wiederhergestellt.' : 'Lage archiviert.', 'success');
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -1864,7 +1815,7 @@ const App = {
     _updateArchiveButton(status) {
         const btn = document.getElementById('archive-incident-btn');
         if (!btn) return;
-        btn.textContent = status === 'archived' ? LangManager.t('btn.unarchive') : LangManager.t('btn.archive');
+        btn.textContent = status === 'archived' ? 'Wiederherstellen' : 'Archivieren';
     },
 
     // === WebSocket Handlers ===
@@ -1915,7 +1866,7 @@ const App = {
 
     handleRefreshSummary(msg) {
         const d = msg.data;
-        const title = d.incident_title || LangManager.t('misc.incident');
+        const title = d.incident_title || 'Lage';
 
         // Abschluss-Animation auslösen wenn pending
         if (this._pendingComplete === msg.incident_id) {
@@ -1931,24 +1882,24 @@ const App = {
         // Toast-Text zusammenbauen
         const parts = [];
         if (d.new_articles > 0) {
-            parts.push(d.new_articles !== 1 ? LangManager.t('timeline.messages', { n: d.new_articles }) : LangManager.t('timeline.message', { n: d.new_articles }));
+            parts.push(`${d.new_articles} neue Meldung${d.new_articles !== 1 ? 'en' : ''}`);
         }
         if (d.confirmed_count > 0) {
-            parts.push(LangManager.t('progress.facts_confirmed', { n: d.confirmed_count }));
+            parts.push(`${d.confirmed_count} bestätigt`);
         }
         if (d.contradicted_count > 0) {
-            parts.push(LangManager.t('progress.contradicted', { n: d.contradicted_count }));
+            parts.push(`${d.contradicted_count} widersprochen`);
         }
         if (d.status_changes && d.status_changes.length > 0) {
-            parts.push(d.status_changes.length !== 1 ? LangManager.t('progress.status_changes', { n: d.status_changes.length }) : LangManager.t('progress.status_change', { n: d.status_changes.length }));
+            parts.push(`${d.status_changes.length} Statusänderung${d.status_changes.length !== 1 ? 'en' : ''}`);
         }
 
         const summaryText = parts.length > 0
             ? parts.join(', ')
-            : LangManager.t('progress.no_developments');
+            : 'Keine neuen Entwicklungen';
 
         // 1 Toast statt 5-10
-        UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.refresh_complete', { summary: summaryText }), 'success', 6000);
+        UI.showToast(`Recherche abgeschlossen: ${summaryText}`, 'success', 6000);
 
         // Ins NotificationCenter eintragen
         NotificationCenter.add({
@@ -1982,13 +1933,13 @@ const App = {
 
     _translateStatus(status) {
         const map = {
-            confirmed: LangManager.t('fc_status.confirmed'),
-            established: LangManager.t('fc_status.established'),
-            unconfirmed: LangManager.t('fc_status.unconfirmed'),
-            contradicted: LangManager.t('fc_status.contradicted'),
-            disputed: LangManager.t('fc_status.disputed'),
-            developing: LangManager.t('fc_status.developing'),
-            unverified: LangManager.t('fc_status.unverified'),
+            confirmed: 'Bestätigt',
+            established: 'Gesichert',
+            unconfirmed: 'Unbestätigt',
+            contradicted: 'Widersprochen',
+            disputed: 'Umstritten',
+            developing: 'In Entwicklung',
+            unverified: 'Ungeprüft',
         };
         return map[status] || status;
     },
@@ -2006,7 +1957,7 @@ const App = {
             this._pendingComplete = null;
             UI.showProgressError(msg.data.error, false);
         }
-        UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.refresh_error', { error: msg.data.error }), 'error');
+        UI.showToast(`Recherche-Fehler: ${msg.data.error}`, 'error');
     },
 
     handleRefreshCancelled(msg) {
@@ -2021,26 +1972,26 @@ const App = {
             this._pendingComplete = null;
             UI.hideProgress();
         }
-        UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.refresh_cancelled'), 'info');
+        UI.showToast('Recherche abgebrochen.', 'info');
     },
 
     async cancelRefresh() {
         if (!this.currentIncidentId) return;
-        const ok = await confirmDialog(LangManager.t('confirm.cancel_refresh'));
+        const ok = await confirmDialog('Laufende Recherche abbrechen?');
         if (!ok) return;
 
         const btn = document.getElementById('progress-cancel-btn');
         if (btn) {
-            btn.textContent = LangManager.t('progress.cancelling');
+            btn.textContent = 'Wird abgebrochen...';
             btn.disabled = true;
         }
 
         try {
             await API.cancelRefresh(this.currentIncidentId);
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.cancel_failed', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Abbrechen fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message, 'error');
             if (btn) {
-                btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.cancel');
+                btn.textContent = 'Abbrechen';
                 btn.disabled = false;
             }
         }
@@ -2073,7 +2024,7 @@ const App = {
             const response = await API.exportIncident(this.currentIncidentId, format, scope);
             if (!response.ok) {
                 const err = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
-                throw new Error(err.detail || LangManager.t('err.generic') + ' ' + response.status);
+                throw new Error(err.detail || 'Fehler ' + response.status);
             }
             const blob = await response.blob();
             const disposition = response.headers.get('Content-Disposition') || '';
@@ -2088,9 +2039,9 @@ const App = {
             a.click();
             document.body.removeChild(a);
             URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.export_success'), 'success');
+            UI.showToast('Export heruntergeladen', 'success');
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.export_failed', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Export fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2106,16 +2057,16 @@ const App = {
             const stats = await API.getSourceStats();
             const srcCount = document.getElementById('stat-sources-count');
             const artCount = document.getElementById('stat-articles-count');
-            if (srcCount) srcCount.textContent = LangManager.t('sidebar.sources_count', { n: stats.total_sources });
-            if (artCount) artCount.textContent = LangManager.t('sidebar.articles_count', { n: stats.total_articles });
+            if (srcCount) srcCount.textContent = `${stats.total_sources} Quellen`;
+            if (artCount) artCount.textContent = `${stats.total_articles} Artikel`;
         } catch {
             // Fallback: aus Lagen berechnen
             const totalArticles = this.incidents.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.article_count, 0);
             const totalSources = this.incidents.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.source_count, 0);
             const srcCount = document.getElementById('stat-sources-count');
             const artCount = document.getElementById('stat-articles-count');
-            if (srcCount) srcCount.textContent = LangManager.t('sidebar.sources_count', { n: totalSources });
-            if (artCount) artCount.textContent = LangManager.t('sidebar.articles_count', { n: totalArticles });
+            if (srcCount) srcCount.textContent = `${totalSources} Quellen`;
+            if (artCount) artCount.textContent = `${totalArticles} Artikel`;
         }
     },
 
@@ -2127,9 +2078,9 @@ const App = {
             if (this.currentIncidentId) {
                 await this.selectIncident(this.currentIncidentId);
             }
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.data_refreshed'), 'success', 2000);
+            UI.showToast('Daten aktualisiert.', 'success', 2000);
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.refresh_failed', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Aktualisierung fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2154,22 +2105,22 @@ const App = {
         const message = msgField.value.trim();
 
         if (message.length < 10) {
-            this._showFieldError(msgField, LangManager.t('form.validation_min_chars'));
+            this._showFieldError(msgField, 'Bitte mindestens 10 Zeichen eingeben.');
             msgField.focus();
             return;
         }
 
         btn.disabled = true;
-        btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.sending_feedback');
+        btn.textContent = 'Wird gesendet...';
         try {
             await API.sendFeedback({ category, message });
             closeModal('modal-feedback');
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.feedback_sent'), 'success');
+            UI.showToast('Feedback gesendet. Vielen Dank!', 'success');
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         } finally {
             btn.disabled = false;
-            btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.submit_feedback');
+            btn.textContent = 'Absenden';
         }
     },
 
@@ -2206,12 +2157,10 @@ const App = {
             this._sourcesOnly = sources.filter(s => s.source_type !== 'excluded');
             this._blacklistOnly = sources.filter(s => s.source_type === 'excluded');
 
-            this._lastSourceStats = stats;
-            this._sourcesLoaded = true;
             this.renderSourceStats(stats);
             this.renderSourceList();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.source_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler beim Laden der Quellen: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2224,10 +2173,10 @@ const App = {
         const excluded = this._blacklistOnly.length;
 
         bar.innerHTML = `
-            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${rss.count}</span> ${LangManager.t('sources.rss_feeds_stat')}</span>
-            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${web.count}</span> ${LangManager.t('sources.web_sources_stat')}</span>
-            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${excluded}</span> ${LangManager.t('sources.blocked_stat')}</span>
-            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${stats.total_articles}</span> ${LangManager.t('sources.articles_total')}</span>
+            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${rss.count}</span> RSS-Feeds</span>
+            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${web.count}</span> Web-Quellen</span>
+            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${excluded}</span> Gesperrt</span>
+            <span class="sources-stat-item"><span class="sources-stat-value">${stats.total_articles}</span> Artikel gesamt</span>
         `;
     },
 
@@ -2302,7 +2251,7 @@ const App = {
         }
 
         if (filteredGroups.length === 0) {
-            list.innerHTML = `<div style="padding:24px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-disabled);">${LangManager.t('empty.no_sources')}</div>`;
+            list.innerHTML = '<div style="padding:24px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-disabled);">Keine Quellen gefunden</div>';
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2342,7 +2291,7 @@ const App = {
         content.style.display = isHidden ? '' : 'none';
         if (chevron) {
             chevron.classList.toggle('open', isHidden);
-            chevron.title = isHidden ? LangManager.t('refresh.collapse') : LangManager.t('refresh.expand');
+            chevron.title = isHidden ? 'Einklappen' : 'Aufklappen';
         }
         // aria-expanded auf dem Header-Toggle synchronisieren
         const header = chevron ? chevron.closest('[role="button"]') : null;
@@ -2397,7 +2346,7 @@ const App = {
         const input = document.getElementById('block-domain-input');
         const domain = (input?.value || '').trim();
         if (!domain) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.domain_required'), 'warning');
+            UI.showToast('Domain ist erforderlich.', 'warning');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2405,12 +2354,12 @@ const App = {
 
         try {
             await API.blockDomain(domain, notes);
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.domain_blocked', { domain }), 'success');
+            UI.showToast(`${domain} gesperrt.`, 'success');
             this.showBlockDomainDialog(false);
             await this.loadSources();
             this.updateSidebarStats();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2467,15 +2416,15 @@ const App = {
      * Domain direkt sperren (aus der Gruppenliste).
      */
     async blockDomainDirect(domain) {
-        if (!await confirmDialog(LangManager.t('confirm.block_domain', { domain }))) return;
+        if (!await confirmDialog(`"${domain}" wirklich sperren? Alle Feeds dieser Domain werden deaktiviert.`)) return;
 
         try {
             await API.blockDomain(domain);
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.domain_blocked', { domain }), 'success');
+            UI.showToast(`${domain} gesperrt.`, 'success');
             await this.loadSources();
             this.updateSidebarStats();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2485,11 +2434,11 @@ const App = {
     async unblockDomain(domain) {
         try {
             await API.unblockDomain(domain);
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.domain_unblocked', { domain }), 'success');
+            UI.showToast(`${domain} entsperrt.`, 'success');
             await this.loadSources();
             this.updateSidebarStats();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2497,15 +2446,15 @@ const App = {
      * Alle Quellen einer Domain löschen.
      */
     async deleteDomain(domain) {
-        if (!await confirmDialog(LangManager.t('confirm.delete_domain', { domain }))) return;
+        if (!await confirmDialog(`Alle Quellen von "${domain}" wirklich löschen?`)) return;
 
         try {
             await API.deleteDomain(domain);
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.domain_deleted', { domain }), 'success');
+            UI.showToast(`${domain} gelöscht.`, 'success');
             await this.loadSources();
             this.updateSidebarStats();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2519,9 +2468,9 @@ const App = {
             this._sourcesOnly = this._sourcesOnly.filter(s => s.id !== sourceId);
             this.renderSourceList();
             this.updateSidebarStats();
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.feed_deleted'), 'success');
+            UI.showToast('Feed gelöscht.', 'success');
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2562,10 +2511,10 @@ const App = {
             document.getElementById('src-discover-url').value = '';
             document.getElementById('src-discovery-result').style.display = 'none';
             document.getElementById('src-discover-btn').disabled = false;
-            document.getElementById('src-discover-btn').textContent = LangManager.t('btn.discover');
+            document.getElementById('src-discover-btn').textContent = 'Erkennen';
             // Save-Button Text zurücksetzen
             const saveBtn = document.querySelector('#src-discovery-result .sources-discovery-actions .btn-primary');
-            if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.save');
+            if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = 'Speichern';
             // Block-Form ausblenden
             const blockForm = document.getElementById('sources-block-form');
             if (blockForm) blockForm.style.display = 'none';
@@ -2573,7 +2522,7 @@ const App = {
             // Beim Schließen: Bearbeitungsmodus zurücksetzen
             this._editingSourceId = null;
             const saveBtn = document.querySelector('#src-discovery-result .sources-discovery-actions .btn-primary');
-            if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.save');
+            if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = 'Speichern';
         }
     },
 
@@ -2581,7 +2530,7 @@ const App = {
         const urlInput = document.getElementById('src-discover-url');
         const url = urlInput.value.trim();
         if (!url) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.url_required'), 'warning');
+            UI.showToast('Bitte URL oder Domain eingeben.', 'warning');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2590,13 +2539,13 @@ const App = {
         const isBlocked = inputDomain && this._blacklistOnly.some(s => (s.domain || '').toLowerCase() === inputDomain);
 
         if (isBlocked) {
-            if (!await confirmDialog(LangManager.t('confirm.unblock_add', { domain: inputDomain }))) return;
+            if (!await confirmDialog(`"${inputDomain}" ist gesperrt. Trotzdem hinzufügen? Die Domain wird dabei entsperrt.`)) return;
             await API.unblockDomain(inputDomain);
         }
 
         const btn = document.getElementById('src-discover-btn');
         btn.disabled = true;
-        btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.discovering');
+        btn.textContent = 'Suche Feeds...';
 
         try {
             const result = await API.discoverMulti(url);
@@ -2618,7 +2567,7 @@ const App = {
                 document.getElementById('src-domain').value = this._discoveredData.domain || '';
                 document.getElementById('src-notes').value = '';
 
-                const typeLabel = this._discoveredData.source_type === 'rss_feed' ? LangManager.t('sources.rss_feed') : LangManager.t('sources.web_source');
+                const typeLabel = this._discoveredData.source_type === 'rss_feed' ? 'RSS-Feed' : 'Web-Quelle';
                 document.getElementById('src-type-display').value = typeLabel;
 
                 const rssGroup = document.getElementById('src-rss-url-group');
@@ -2638,37 +2587,38 @@ const App = {
                     this.toggleSourceForm(false);
                     await this.loadSources();
                 } else if (result.total_found === 0) {
-                    UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.discover_no_rss'), 'info');
+                    UI.showToast('Kein RSS-Feed gefunden. Als Web-Quelle speichern?', 'info');
                 } else {
-                    UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.discover_exists'), 'info');
+                    UI.showToast('Feed bereits vorhanden.', 'info');
                 }
             } else {
                 document.getElementById('src-discovery-result').style.display = 'none';
 
                 if (result.added_count > 0) {
-                    const key = result.skipped_count > 0 ? 'toast.discover_added_skipped' : 'toast.discover_added';
-                    UI.showToast(LangManager.t(key, { domain: result.domain, count: result.added_count, skipped: result.skipped_count }), 'success');
+                    UI.showToast(`${result.domain}: ${result.added_count} Feeds hinzugefügt` +
+                        (result.skipped_count > 0 ? ` (${result.skipped_count} bereits vorhanden)` : ''),
+                        'success');
                 } else if (result.skipped_count > 0) {
-                    UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.discover_all_exist', { domain: result.domain, count: result.skipped_count }), 'info');
+                    UI.showToast(`${result.domain}: Alle ${result.skipped_count} Feeds bereits vorhanden.`, 'info');
                 } else {
-                    UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.discover_none', { domain: result.domain }), 'info');
+                    UI.showToast(`${result.domain}: Keine relevanten Feeds gefunden.`, 'info');
                 }
 
                 this.toggleSourceForm(false);
                 await this.loadSources();
             }
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.discover_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Erkennung fehlgeschlagen: ' + err.message, 'error');
         } finally {
             btn.disabled = false;
-            btn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.discover');
+            btn.textContent = 'Erkennen';
         }
     },
 
     editSource(id) {
         const source = this._sourcesOnly.find(s => s.id === id);
         if (!source) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.source_not_found'), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Quelle nicht gefunden.', 'error');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2695,7 +2645,7 @@ const App = {
         document.getElementById('src-notes').value = source.notes || '';
         document.getElementById('src-domain').value = source.domain || '';
 
-        const typeLabel = source.source_type === 'rss_feed' ? LangManager.t('sources.rss_feed') : LangManager.t('sources.web_source');
+        const typeLabel = source.source_type === 'rss_feed' ? 'RSS-Feed' : 'Web-Quelle';
         document.getElementById('src-type-display').value = typeLabel;
 
         const rssGroup = document.getElementById('src-rss-url-group');
@@ -2719,7 +2669,7 @@ const App = {
 
         // Submit-Button-Text ändern
         const saveBtn = document.querySelector('#src-discovery-result .sources-discovery-actions .btn-primary');
-        if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = LangManager.t('btn.save_source');
+        if (saveBtn) saveBtn.textContent = 'Quelle speichern';
 
         // Zum Formular scrollen
         if (form) form.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
@@ -2728,7 +2678,7 @@ const App = {
     async saveSource() {
         const name = document.getElementById('src-name').value.trim();
         if (!name) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.name_required'), 'warning');
+            UI.showToast('Name ist erforderlich. Bitte erst "Erkennen" klicken.', 'warning');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2749,17 +2699,17 @@ const App = {
         try {
             if (this._editingSourceId) {
                 await API.updateSource(this._editingSourceId, data);
-                UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.source_updated'), 'success');
+                UI.showToast('Quelle aktualisiert.', 'success');
             } else {
                 await API.createSource(data);
-                UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.source_added'), 'success');
+                UI.showToast('Quelle hinzugefügt.', 'success');
             }
 
             this.toggleSourceForm(false);
             await this.loadSources();
             this.updateSidebarStats();
         } catch (err) {
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.generic_error', { error: err.message }), 'error');
+            UI.showToast('Fehler: ' + err.message, 'error');
         }
     },
 
@@ -2770,33 +2720,6 @@ const App = {
         WS.disconnect();
         window.location.href = '/';
     },
-
-    _onLangChange() {
-        // Re-render dynamic content in current language
-        this.renderSidebar();
-        if (this.currentIncidentId) {
-            this.loadIncidentDetail(this.currentIncidentId);
-        }
-        // Update refresh button
-        const isRefreshing = this._refreshingIncidents.has(this.currentIncidentId);
-        this._updateRefreshButton(isRefreshing);
-        // Update archive button
-        const inc = this.incidents.find(i => i.id === this.currentIncidentId);
-        if (inc) this._updateArchiveButton(inc.status);
-        // Update sidebar stats
-        this.updateSidebarStats();
-        // Update map tiles
-        UI._applyMapTiles();
-        // Update accessibility panel labels
-        A11yManager._updateLabels();
-        // Update notification center labels
-        NotificationCenter._updateLabels();
-        // Update source management if visible
-        if (this._sourcesLoaded) {
-            this.renderSourceStats(this._lastSourceStats || { by_type: {}, total_articles: 0 });
-            this.renderSourceList();
-        }
-    },
 };
 
 // === Barrierefreier Bestätigungsdialog ===
@@ -2815,14 +2738,14 @@ function confirmDialog(message) {
         modal.style.maxWidth = '420px';
         modal.innerHTML = `
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <div class="modal-title">${LangManager.t('modal.confirmation')}</div>
+                <div class="modal-title">Bestätigung</div>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body" style="padding:16px 24px;">
                 <p id="confirm-dialog-msg" style="margin:0;font-size:14px;color:var(--text-primary);line-height:1.5;">${message.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;')}</p>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-footer">
-                <button class="btn btn-secondary" id="confirm-cancel">${LangManager.t('btn.cancel')}</button>
-                <button class="btn btn-primary" id="confirm-ok">${LangManager.t('btn.confirm')}</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-secondary" id="confirm-cancel">Abbrechen</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-primary" id="confirm-ok">Bestätigen</button>
             </div>
         `;
         overlay.appendChild(modal);
@@ -2890,8 +2813,8 @@ function openModal(id) {
     if (id === 'modal-new' && !App._editingIncidentId) {
         // Create-Modus: Formular zurücksetzen
         document.getElementById('new-incident-form').reset();
-        document.getElementById('modal-new-title').textContent = LangManager.t('modal.new_incident');
-        document.getElementById('modal-new-submit').textContent = LangManager.t('modal.create_incident');
+        document.getElementById('modal-new-title').textContent = 'Neue Lage anlegen';
+        document.getElementById('modal-new-submit').textContent = 'Lage anlegen';
         // E-Mail-Checkboxen zuruecksetzen
         document.getElementById('inc-notify-summary').checked = false;
         document.getElementById('inc-notify-new-articles').checked = false;
@@ -2915,8 +2838,8 @@ function closeModal(id) {
     }
     if (id === 'modal-new') {
         App._editingIncidentId = null;
-        document.getElementById('modal-new-title').textContent = LangManager.t('modal.new_incident');
-        document.getElementById('modal-new-submit').textContent = LangManager.t('modal.create_incident');
+        document.getElementById('modal-new-title').textContent = 'Neue Lage anlegen';
+        document.getElementById('modal-new-submit').textContent = 'Lage anlegen';
     }
 }
 
@@ -2947,17 +2870,17 @@ function openContentModal(title, sourceElementId) {
         });
     } else if (sourceElementId === 'source-overview-content') {
         // Quellenübersicht: Detailansicht mit Suchleiste
-        headerExtra.innerHTML = `<input type="text" class="timeline-filter-input" placeholder="${LangManager.t('misc.search_sources')}" oninput="App.filterModalSources(this.value)" style="width:200px;">`;
+        headerExtra.innerHTML = '<input type="text" class="timeline-filter-input" placeholder="Quellen durchsuchen..." oninput="App.filterModalSources(this.value)" style="width:200px;">';
         body.innerHTML = buildDetailedSourceOverview();
     } else if (sourceElementId === 'timeline') {
         // Timeline: Vollständige vertikale Timeline im Modal mit Filter + Suche
         headerExtra.innerHTML = `<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;">
             <div class="ht-filter-group">
-                <button class="ht-modal-filter-btn active" data-filter="all" onclick="App.filterModalTimelineType('all', this)">${LangManager.t('timeline.all')}</button>
-                <button class="ht-modal-filter-btn" data-filter="articles" onclick="App.filterModalTimelineType('articles', this)">${LangManager.t('timeline.articles')}</button>
-                <button class="ht-modal-filter-btn" data-filter="snapshots" onclick="App.filterModalTimelineType('snapshots', this)">${LangManager.t('timeline.snapshots')}</button>
+                <button class="ht-modal-filter-btn active" data-filter="all" onclick="App.filterModalTimelineType('all', this)">Alle</button>
+                <button class="ht-modal-filter-btn" data-filter="articles" onclick="App.filterModalTimelineType('articles', this)">Meldungen</button>
+                <button class="ht-modal-filter-btn" data-filter="snapshots" onclick="App.filterModalTimelineType('snapshots', this)">Lageberichte</button>
             </div>
-            <input type="text" class="timeline-filter-input" placeholder="${LangManager.t('timeline.search_placeholder')}" oninput="App.filterModalTimeline(this.value)" style="width:180px;">
+            <input type="text" class="timeline-filter-input" placeholder="Suche..." oninput="App.filterModalTimeline(this.value)" style="width:180px;">
         </div>`;
         body.innerHTML = App._buildFullVerticalTimeline('all', '');
     } else {
@@ -2999,12 +2922,12 @@ App.filterModalSources = function(query) {
 
 function buildDetailedSourceOverview() {
     const articles = App._currentArticles || [];
-    if (!articles.length) return `<div style="padding:24px;color:var(--text-disabled);">${LangManager.t('empty.no_articles')}</div>`;
+    if (!articles.length) return '<div style="padding:24px;color:var(--text-disabled);">Keine Artikel vorhanden</div>';
 
     // Nach Quelle gruppieren
     const sourceMap = {};
     articles.forEach(a => {
-        const name = a.source || LangManager.t('time.unknown');
+        const name = a.source || 'Unbekannt';
         if (!sourceMap[name]) sourceMap[name] = { articles: [], languages: new Set() };
         sourceMap[name].articles.push(a);
         sourceMap[name].languages.add((a.language || 'de').toUpperCase());
@@ -3024,7 +2947,7 @@ function buildDetailedSourceOverview() {
         .join('');
 
     let html = `<div class="source-overview-header">
-        <span class="source-overview-stat">${LangManager.t('sources.articles_from_sources', { articles: articles.length, sources: sources.length })}</span>
+        <span class="source-overview-stat">${articles.length} Artikel aus ${sources.length} Quellen</span>
         <div class="source-lang-chips">${langChips}</div>
     </div>`;
 
@@ -3040,14 +2963,14 @@ function buildDetailedSourceOverview() {
             </summary>
             <div style="border-top:1px solid var(--border);">`;
         data.articles.forEach(a => {
-            const headline = UI.escape(a.headline_de || a.headline || LangManager.t('map.no_title'));
+            const headline = UI.escape(a.headline_de || a.headline || 'Ohne Titel');
             const time = a.collected_at
-                ? new Date(a.collected_at).toLocaleString(LangManager.lang === 'de' ? 'de-DE' : 'en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
+                ? new Date(a.collected_at).toLocaleString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: '2-digit', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
                 : '';
             const langBadge = a.language && a.language !== 'de'
                 ? `<span class="lang-badge">${a.language.toUpperCase()}</span>` : '';
             const link = a.source_url
-                ? `<a href="${UI.escape(a.source_url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;flex-shrink:0;opacity:0.6;" title="${LangManager.t('timeline.open_article')}">&#8599;</a>` : '';
+                ? `<a href="${UI.escape(a.source_url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;flex-shrink:0;opacity:0.6;" title="Artikel öffnen">&#8599;</a>` : '';
             html += `<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:8px 14px 8px 36px;font-size:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);">
                 <span style="color:var(--text-secondary);flex-shrink:0;min-width:90px;font-size:11px;">${time}</span>
                 <span style="flex:1;color:var(--text-secondary);overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;">${headline}</span>
@@ -3096,8 +3019,8 @@ function updateSourcesHint() {
     const hint = document.getElementById('sources-hint');
     if (hint) {
         hint.textContent = intl
-            ? LangManager.t('form.sources_hint_intl')
-            : LangManager.t('form.sources_hint_de');
+            ? 'DE + internationale Feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)'
+            : 'Nur deutschsprachige Quellen (DE, AT, CH)';
     }
 }
 
@@ -3107,11 +3030,11 @@ function toggleTypeDefaults() {
     const refreshMode = document.getElementById('inc-refresh-mode');
 
     if (type === 'research') {
-        hint.textContent = LangManager.t('form.type_hint_research');
+        hint.textContent = 'Nur WebSearch (Deep Research), manuelle Aktualisierung empfohlen';
         refreshMode.value = 'manual';
         toggleRefreshInterval();
     } else {
-        hint.textContent = LangManager.t('form.type_hint_adhoc');
+        hint.textContent = 'RSS-Feeds + WebSearch, automatische Aktualisierung empfohlen';
     }
 }
 
@@ -3180,7 +3103,7 @@ setInterval(() => {
         } else if (remaining <= fiveMinutes && !App._sessionWarningShown) {
             App._sessionWarningShown = true;
             const mins = Math.ceil(remaining / 60000);
-            UI.showToast(LangManager.t('toast.session_expiring', { mins }), 'warning', 15000);
+            UI.showToast(`Session läuft in ${mins} Minute${mins !== 1 ? 'n' : ''} ab. Bitte erneut anmelden.`, 'warning', 15000);
         }
     } catch (e) { /* Token nicht parsbar */ }
 }, 60000);
diff --git a/src/static/js/components.js b/src/static/js/components.js
index 262bc21..fb982b9 100644
--- a/src/static/js/components.js
+++ b/src/static/js/components.js
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ const UI = {
                 <span class="incident-dot ${dotClass}" id="dot-${incident.id}" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                 <div style="flex:1;min-width:0;">
                     <div class="incident-name">${this.escape(incident.title)}</div>
-                    <div class="incident-meta">${LangManager.t('sidebar.articles', { n: incident.article_count })} &middot; ${this.escape(creator)}</div>
+                    <div class="incident-meta">${incident.article_count} Artikel &middot; ${this.escape(creator)}</div>
                 </div>
-                ${incident.visibility === 'private' ? `<span class="badge badge-private" style="font-size:9px;" aria-label="Private Lage">${LangManager.t('status.private')}</span>` : ''}
+                ${incident.visibility === 'private' ? '<span class="badge badge-private" style="font-size:9px;" aria-label="Private Lage">PRIVAT</span>' : ''}
                 ${incident.refresh_mode === 'auto' ? '<span class="badge badge-auto" role="img" aria-label="Auto-Refresh aktiv">&#x21bb;</span>' : ''}
             </div>
         `;
@@ -40,15 +40,34 @@ const UI = {
     /**
      * Faktencheck-Eintrag rendern.
      */
-    _fcStatuses: ['confirmed','unconfirmed','contradicted','developing','established','disputed','unverified'],
-    get factCheckLabels() {
-        const o = {}; this._fcStatuses.forEach(s => o[s] = LangManager.t('fc.' + s)); return o;
+    factCheckLabels: {
+        confirmed: 'Bestätigt durch mehrere Quellen',
+        unconfirmed: 'Nicht unabhängig bestätigt',
+        contradicted: 'Widerlegt',
+        developing: 'Faktenlage noch im Fluss',
+        established: 'Gesicherter Fakt (3+ Quellen)',
+        disputed: 'Umstrittener Sachverhalt',
+        unverified: 'Nicht unabhängig verifizierbar',
     },
-    get factCheckTooltips() {
-        const o = {}; this._fcStatuses.forEach(s => o[s] = LangManager.t('fc_tooltip.' + s)); return o;
+
+    factCheckTooltips: {
+        confirmed: 'Bestätigt: Mindestens zwei unabhängige, seriöse Quellen stützen diese Aussage übereinstimmend.',
+        established: 'Gesichert: Drei oder mehr unabhängige Quellen bestätigen den Sachverhalt. Hohe Verlässlichkeit.',
+        developing: 'Unklar: Die Faktenlage ist noch im Fluss. Neue Informationen können das Bild verändern.',
+        unconfirmed: 'Unbestätigt: Bisher nur aus einer Quelle bekannt. Eine unabhängige Bestätigung steht aus.',
+        unverified: 'Ungeprüft: Die Aussage konnte bisher nicht anhand verfügbarer Quellen überprüft werden.',
+        disputed: 'Umstritten: Quellen widersprechen sich. Es gibt sowohl stützende als auch widersprechende Belege.',
+        contradicted: 'Widerlegt: Zuverlässige Quellen widersprechen dieser Aussage. Wahrscheinlich falsch.',
     },
-    get factCheckChipLabels() {
-        const o = {}; this._fcStatuses.forEach(s => o[s] = LangManager.t('fc_chip.' + s)); return o;
+
+    factCheckChipLabels: {
+        confirmed: 'Bestätigt',
+        unconfirmed: 'Unbestätigt',
+        contradicted: 'Widerlegt',
+        developing: 'Unklar',
+        established: 'Gesichert',
+        disputed: 'Umstritten',
+        unverified: 'Ungeprüft',
     },
 
     factCheckIcons: {
@@ -87,7 +106,7 @@ const UI = {
             </label>`;
         }).join('');
 
-        return `<button class="fc-dropdown-toggle" onclick="App.toggleFcDropdown(event)" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">${LangManager.t('evidence.filter')}</button>
+        return `<button class="fc-dropdown-toggle" onclick="App.toggleFcDropdown(event)" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Filter</button>
             <div class="fc-dropdown-menu" id="fc-dropdown-menu">${items}</div>`;
     },
 
@@ -101,7 +120,7 @@ const UI = {
                 <div style="flex:1;">
                     <div class="factcheck-claim">${this.escape(fc.claim)}</div>
                     <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;margin-top:2px;">
-                        <span class="factcheck-sources">${count !== 1 ? LangManager.t('evidence.sources', { n: count }) : LangManager.t('evidence.source', { n: count })}</span>
+                        <span class="factcheck-sources">${count} Quelle${count !== 1 ? 'n' : ''}</span>
                     </div>
                     <div class="evidence-block">${this.renderEvidence(fc.evidence || '')}</div>
                 </div>
@@ -113,7 +132,7 @@ const UI = {
      * Evidence mit erklärenden Text UND Quellen-Chips rendern.
      */
     renderEvidence(text) {
-        if (!text) return `<span class="evidence-empty">${LangManager.t('evidence.empty')}</span>`;
+        if (!text) return '<span class="evidence-empty">Keine Belege</span>';
 
         const urls = text.match(/https?:\/\/[^\s,)]+/g) || [];
         if (urls.length === 0) {
@@ -204,12 +223,12 @@ const UI = {
         bar.classList.remove('progress-bar--complete', 'progress-bar--error');
 
         const steps = {
-            queued: { active: 0, label: LangManager.t('progress.queued') },
-            researching: { active: 1, label: LangManager.t('progress.researching') },
-            deep_researching: { active: 1, label: LangManager.t('progress.deep_researching') },
-            analyzing: { active: 2, label: LangManager.t('progress.analyzing') },
-            factchecking: { active: 3, label: LangManager.t('progress.factchecking') },
-            cancelling: { active: 0, label: LangManager.t('progress.cancelling') },
+            queued: { active: 0, label: 'In Warteschlange...' },
+            researching: { active: 1, label: 'Recherchiert Quellen...' },
+            deep_researching: { active: 1, label: 'Tiefenrecherche läuft...' },
+            analyzing: { active: 2, label: 'Analysiert Meldungen...' },
+            factchecking: { active: 3, label: 'Faktencheck läuft...' },
+            cancelling: { active: 0, label: 'Wird abgebrochen...' },
         };
 
         const step = steps[status] || steps.queued;
@@ -217,7 +236,7 @@ const UI = {
         // Queue-Position anzeigen
         let labelText = step.label;
         if (status === 'queued' && extra.queue_position > 1) {
-            labelText = LangManager.t('progress.queued_position', { position: extra.queue_position });
+            labelText = `In Warteschlange (Position ${extra.queue_position})...`;
         } else if (extra.detail) {
             labelText = extra.detail;
         }
@@ -306,24 +325,24 @@ const UI = {
         // Label mit Summary
         const parts = [];
         if (data.new_articles > 0) {
-            parts.push(LangManager.t('progress.new_articles', { n: data.new_articles }));
+            parts.push(`${data.new_articles} neue Artikel`);
         }
         if (data.confirmed_count > 0) {
-            parts.push(LangManager.t('progress.facts_confirmed', { n: data.confirmed_count }));
+            parts.push(`${data.confirmed_count} Fakten bestätigt`);
         }
         if (data.contradicted_count > 0) {
-            parts.push(LangManager.t('progress.contradicted', { n: data.contradicted_count }));
+            parts.push(`${data.contradicted_count} widerlegt`);
         }
-        const summaryText = parts.length > 0 ? parts.join(', ') : LangManager.t('progress.no_developments');
+        const summaryText = parts.length > 0 ? parts.join(', ') : 'Keine neuen Entwicklungen';
         const label = document.getElementById('progress-label');
-        if (label) label.textContent = LangManager.t('progress.complete_detail', { summary: summaryText });
+        if (label) label.textContent = `Abgeschlossen: ${summaryText}`;
 
         // Cancel-Button ausblenden
         const cancelBtn = document.getElementById('progress-cancel-btn');
         if (cancelBtn) cancelBtn.style.display = 'none';
 
         bar.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', '100');
-        bar.setAttribute('aria-valuetext', LangManager.t('progress.complete'));
+        bar.setAttribute('aria-valuetext', 'Abgeschlossen');
     },
 
     /**
@@ -344,8 +363,8 @@ const UI = {
         const label = document.getElementById('progress-label');
         if (label) {
             label.textContent = willRetry
-                ? LangManager.t('progress.failed_retry', { delay })
-                : LangManager.t('progress.failed', { error: errorMsg });
+                ? `Fehlgeschlagen \u2014 erneuter Versuch in ${delay}s...`
+                : `Fehlgeschlagen: ${errorMsg}`;
         }
 
         // Cancel-Button ausblenden
@@ -387,7 +406,7 @@ const UI = {
      * Zusammenfassung mit Inline-Zitaten und Quellenverzeichnis rendern.
      */
     renderSummary(summary, sourcesJson, incidentType) {
-        if (!summary) return `<span style="color:var(--text-tertiary);">${LangManager.t('empty.no_summary')}</span>`;
+        if (!summary) return '<span style="color:var(--text-tertiary);">Noch keine Zusammenfassung.</span>';
 
         let sources = [];
         try { sources = JSON.parse(sourcesJson || '[]'); } catch(e) {}
@@ -432,7 +451,7 @@ const UI = {
         // Nach Quelle aggregieren
         const sourceMap = {};
         articles.forEach(a => {
-            const name = a.source || LangManager.t('time.unknown');
+            const name = a.source || 'Unbekannt';
             if (!sourceMap[name]) {
                 sourceMap[name] = { count: 0, languages: new Set(), urls: [] };
             }
@@ -457,7 +476,7 @@ const UI = {
             .join('');
 
         let html = `<div class="source-overview-header">`;
-        html += `<span class="source-overview-stat">${LangManager.t('sources.articles_from_sources', { articles: articles.length, sources: sources.length })}</span>`;
+        html += `<span class="source-overview-stat">${articles.length} Artikel aus ${sources.length} Quellen</span>`;
         html += `<div class="source-lang-chips">${langChips}</div>`;
         html += `</div>`;
 
@@ -478,15 +497,17 @@ const UI = {
     /**
      * Kategorie-Labels.
      */
-    _catKeys: ['nachrichtenagentur','oeffentlich_rechtlich','qualitaetszeitung','behoerde','fachmedien','think_tank','international','regional','boulevard','sonstige'],
-    _catDomainMap: {'oeffentlich-rechtlich':'oeffentlich_rechtlich','think-tank':'think_tank'},
-    get _categoryLabels() {
-        const o = {};
-        this._catKeys.forEach(k => {
-            const domainKey = k.replace(/_/g, '-');
-            o[domainKey] = LangManager.t('sources.cat_short_' + k);
-        });
-        return o;
+    _categoryLabels: {
+        'nachrichtenagentur': 'Agentur',
+        'oeffentlich-rechtlich': 'ÖR',
+        'qualitaetszeitung': 'Qualität',
+        'behoerde': 'Behörde',
+        'fachmedien': 'Fach',
+        'think-tank': 'Think Tank',
+        'international': 'Intl.',
+        'regional': 'Regional',
+        'boulevard': 'Boulevard',
+        'sonstige': 'Sonstige',
     },
 
     /**
@@ -496,7 +517,7 @@ const UI = {
         const catLabel = this._categoryLabels[feeds[0]?.category] || feeds[0]?.category || '';
         const feedCount = feeds.filter(f => f.source_type !== 'excluded').length;
         const hasMultiple = feedCount > 1;
-        const displayName = domain || feeds[0]?.name || LangManager.t('time.unknown');
+        const displayName = domain || feeds[0]?.name || 'Unbekannt';
         const escapedDomain = this.escape(domain);
 
         if (isExcluded) {
@@ -507,10 +528,10 @@ const UI = {
                     <div class="source-group-info">
                         <span class="source-group-name">${this.escape(displayName)}</span>${notesHtml}
                     </div>
-                    <span class="source-excluded-badge">${LangManager.t('sources.excluded')}</span>
+                    <span class="source-excluded-badge">Gesperrt</span>
                     <div class="source-group-actions">
-                        <button class="btn btn-small btn-secondary" onclick="App.unblockDomain('${escapedDomain}')">${LangManager.t('btn.unblock')}</button>
-                        <button class="source-delete-btn" onclick="App.deleteDomain('${escapedDomain}')" title="${LangManager.t('btn.delete')}" aria-label="${LangManager.t('btn.delete')}">&times;</button>
+                        <button class="btn btn-small btn-secondary" onclick="App.unblockDomain('${escapedDomain}')">Entsperren</button>
+                        <button class="source-delete-btn" onclick="App.deleteDomain('${escapedDomain}')" title="Löschen" aria-label="Löschen">&times;</button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>`;
@@ -527,22 +548,22 @@ const UI = {
             realFeeds.forEach((feed, i) => {
                 const isLast = i === realFeeds.length - 1;
                 const connector = isLast ? '\u2514\u2500' : '\u251C\u2500';
-                const typeLabel = feed.source_type === 'rss_feed' ? 'RSS' : 'Web';  // RSS/Web are brand names, no translation needed
+                const typeLabel = feed.source_type === 'rss_feed' ? 'RSS' : 'Web';
                 const urlDisplay = feed.url ? this._shortenUrl(feed.url) : '';
                 feedRows += `<div class="source-feed-row">
                     <span class="source-feed-connector">${connector}</span>
                     <span class="source-feed-name">${this.escape(feed.name)}</span>
                     <span class="source-type-badge type-${feed.source_type}">${typeLabel}</span>
                     <span class="source-feed-url" title="${this.escape(feed.url || '')}">${this.escape(urlDisplay)}</span>
-                    <button class="source-edit-btn" onclick="App.editSource(${feed.id})" title="${LangManager.t('btn.edit')}" aria-label="${LangManager.t('btn.edit')}">&#9998;</button>
-                    <button class="source-delete-btn" onclick="App.deleteSingleFeed(${feed.id})" title="${LangManager.t('btn.delete')}" aria-label="${LangManager.t('btn.delete')}">&times;</button>
+                    <button class="source-edit-btn" onclick="App.editSource(${feed.id})" title="Bearbeiten" aria-label="Bearbeiten">&#9998;</button>
+                    <button class="source-delete-btn" onclick="App.deleteSingleFeed(${feed.id})" title="Löschen" aria-label="Löschen">&times;</button>
                 </div>`;
             });
             feedRows += '</div>';
         }
 
         const feedCountBadge = feedCount > 0
-            ? `<span class="source-feed-count">${feedCount !== 1 ? LangManager.t('sources.feeds_count', {n: feedCount}) : LangManager.t('sources.feed_count', {n: feedCount})}</span>`
+            ? `<span class="source-feed-count">${feedCount} Feed${feedCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>`
             : '';
 
         return `<div class="source-group">
@@ -554,9 +575,9 @@ const UI = {
                 <span class="source-category-badge cat-${feeds[0]?.category || 'sonstige'}">${catLabel}</span>
                 ${feedCountBadge}
                 <div class="source-group-actions" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                    ${!hasMultiple && feeds[0]?.id ? `<button class="source-edit-btn" onclick="App.editSource(${feeds[0].id})" title="${LangManager.t('btn.edit')}" aria-label="${LangManager.t('btn.edit')}">&#9998;</button>` : ''}
-                    <button class="btn btn-small btn-secondary" onclick="App.blockDomainDirect('${escapedDomain}')">${LangManager.t('btn.block')}</button>
-                    <button class="source-delete-btn" onclick="App.deleteDomain('${escapedDomain}')" title="${LangManager.t('btn.delete')}" aria-label="${LangManager.t('btn.delete')}">&times;</button>
+                    ${!hasMultiple && feeds[0]?.id ? `<button class="source-edit-btn" onclick="App.editSource(${feeds[0].id})" title="Bearbeiten" aria-label="Bearbeiten">&#9998;</button>` : ''}
+                    <button class="btn btn-small btn-secondary" onclick="App.blockDomainDirect('${escapedDomain}')">Sperren</button>
+                    <button class="source-delete-btn" onclick="App.deleteDomain('${escapedDomain}')" title="Löschen" aria-label="Löschen">&times;</button>
                 </div>
             </div>
             ${feedRows}
@@ -596,7 +617,7 @@ const UI = {
             // Statistik trotzdem anzeigen
             if (locations && locations.length > 0) {
                 const totalArticles = locations.reduce((s, l) => s + l.article_count, 0);
-                if (statsEl) statsEl.textContent = LangManager.t('map.stats', {places: locations.length, articles: totalArticles});
+                if (statsEl) statsEl.textContent = `${locations.length} Orte / ${totalArticles} Artikel`;
                 if (emptyEl) emptyEl.style.display = 'none';
             }
             return;
@@ -617,7 +638,7 @@ const UI = {
 
         // Statistik
         const totalArticles = locations.reduce((s, l) => s + l.article_count, 0);
-        if (statsEl) statsEl.textContent = LangManager.t('map.stats', {places: locations.length, articles: totalArticles});
+        if (statsEl) statsEl.textContent = `${locations.length} Orte / ${totalArticles} Artikel`;
 
         // Container-Hoehe sicherstellen (Leaflet braucht px-Hoehe)
         if (container.offsetHeight < 50) {
@@ -670,11 +691,11 @@ const UI = {
             popupHtml += `<div class="map-popup-title">${this.escape(loc.location_name)}`;
             if (loc.country_code) popupHtml += ` <span class="map-popup-cc">${this.escape(loc.country_code)}</span>`;
             popupHtml += `</div>`;
-            popupHtml += `<div class="map-popup-count">${LangManager.t('map.articles', {n: loc.article_count})}</div>`;
+            popupHtml += `<div class="map-popup-count">${loc.article_count} Artikel</div>`;
             popupHtml += `<div class="map-popup-articles">`;
             const maxShow = 5;
             loc.articles.slice(0, maxShow).forEach(art => {
-                const headline = this.escape(art.headline || LangManager.t('map.no_title'));
+                const headline = this.escape(art.headline || 'Ohne Titel');
                 const source = this.escape(art.source || '');
                 if (art.source_url) {
                     popupHtml += `<a href="${this.escape(art.source_url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="map-popup-article">${headline} <span class="map-popup-source">${source}</span></a>`;
@@ -683,7 +704,7 @@ const UI = {
                 }
             });
             if (loc.articles.length > maxShow) {
-                popupHtml += `<div class="map-popup-more">${LangManager.t('map.more', {n: loc.articles.length - maxShow})}</div>`;
+                popupHtml += `<div class="map-popup-more">+${loc.articles.length - maxShow} weitere</div>`;
             }
             popupHtml += `</div></div>`;
 
@@ -723,8 +744,8 @@ const UI = {
             if (layer instanceof L.TileLayer) this._map.removeLayer(layer);
         });
 
-        // OSM-Kacheln je nach Sprache (DE: deutsche Ortsnamen, EN: internationale)
-        const tileUrl = LangManager.mapTileUrl();
+        // Deutsche OSM-Kacheln: deutsche Ortsnamen, einheitlich fuer beide Themes
+        const tileUrl = 'https://tile.openstreetmap.de/{z}/{x}/{y}.png';
         const attribution = '&copy; <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a>';
 
         L.tileLayer(tileUrl, { attribution, maxZoom: 18 }).addTo(this._map);
diff --git a/src/static/js/lang.js b/src/static/js/lang.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 092169b..0000000
--- a/src/static/js/lang.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,573 +0,0 @@
-/* ============================================================
- *  lang.js  –  i18n for AegisSight Monitor (DE / EN)
- *  LangManager singleton + TRANSLATIONS dictionary
- * ============================================================ */
-
-// ---------- Translation dictionary ----------
-
-const TRANSLATIONS = {
-
-  // ── Login page (index.html) ──────────────────────────────
-  'login.subtitle':            { de: 'Lagemonitor',                                                        en: 'Situation Monitor' },
-  'login.email_label':         { de: 'E-Mail-Adresse',                                                     en: 'Email Address' },
-  'login.email_placeholder':   { de: 'name@organisation.de',                                               en: 'name@organization.com' },
-  'login.submit':              { de: 'Anmelden',                                                           en: 'Sign In' },
-  'login.sending':             { de: 'Wird gesendet...',                                                   en: 'Sending...' },
-  'login.code_sent':           { de: 'Ein 6-stelliger Code wurde an {email} gesendet.',                    en: 'A 6-digit code has been sent to {email}.' },
-  'login.code_label':          { de: 'Code eingeben',                                                      en: 'Enter Code' },
-  'login.verify':              { de: 'Verifizieren',                                                       en: 'Verify' },
-  'login.verifying':           { de: 'Wird geprüft...',                                                    en: 'Verifying...' },
-  'login.back':                { de: 'Zurück',                                                             en: 'Back' },
-  'login.skip_link':           { de: 'Zum Anmeldeformular springen',                                       en: 'Skip to login form' },
-
-  // ── Sidebar navigation ──────────────────────────────────
-  'nav.new_incident':          { de: '+ Neue Lage / Recherche',                                            en: '+ New Incident / Research' },
-  'nav.filter_all':            { de: 'Alle',                                                               en: 'All' },
-  'nav.filter_mine':           { de: 'Eigene',                                                             en: 'Mine' },
-  'nav.active_incidents':      { de: 'Aktive Lagen',                                                       en: 'Active Incidents' },
-  'nav.active_research':       { de: 'Aktive Recherchen',                                                  en: 'Active Research' },
-  'nav.archive':               { de: 'Archiv',                                                             en: 'Archive' },
-  'nav.manage_sources':        { de: 'Quellen verwalten',                                                  en: 'Manage Sources' },
-  'nav.send_feedback':         { de: 'Feedback senden',                                                    en: 'Send Feedback' },
-  'nav.sources_count':         { de: '{count} Quellen',                                                    en: '{count} Sources' },
-  'nav.articles_count':        { de: '{count} Artikel',                                                    en: '{count} Articles' },
-
-  // ── Header bar ──────────────────────────────────────────
-  'header.theme_toggle':       { de: 'Theme wechseln',                                                     en: 'Toggle Theme' },
-  'header.logout':             { de: 'Abmelden',                                                           en: 'Sign Out' },
-  'header.license_expired':    { de: 'Abgelaufen',                                                         en: 'Expired' },
-  'header.license_unknown':    { de: 'Unbekannt',                                                          en: 'Unknown' },
-  'header.license_warning':    { de: 'Lizenz abgelaufen – nur Lesezugriff',                                en: 'License expired – read-only access' },
-  'header.skip_link':          { de: 'Zum Hauptinhalt springen',                                           en: 'Skip to main content' },
-
-  // ── Empty states ────────────────────────────────────────
-  'empty.no_incident':         { de: 'Kein Vorfall ausgewählt',                                            en: 'No Incident Selected' },
-  'empty.no_incident_text':    { de: 'Erstelle eine neue Lage oder wähle einen bestehenden Vorfall aus der Seitenleiste.', en: 'Create a new incident or select an existing one from the sidebar.' },
-  'empty.no_factchecks':       { de: 'Noch keine Fakten geprüft',                                         en: 'No facts checked yet' },
-  'empty.no_articles':         { de: 'Noch keine Meldungen',                                               en: 'No reports yet' },
-  'empty.no_summary':          { de: 'Noch keine Zusammenfassung. Klicke auf "Aktualisieren" um die Recherche zu starten.', en: 'No summary yet. Click "Refresh" to start research.' },
-  'empty.no_locations':        { de: 'Keine Orte erkannt',                                                 en: 'No locations detected' },
-
-  // ── Buttons ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-  'btn.refresh':               { de: 'Aktualisieren',                                                      en: 'Refresh' },
-  'btn.refreshing':            { de: 'Läuft...',                                                           en: 'Running...' },
-  'btn.edit':                  { de: 'Bearbeiten',                                                         en: 'Edit' },
-  'btn.export':                { de: 'Exportieren',                                                        en: 'Export' },
-  'btn.archive':               { de: 'Archivieren',                                                        en: 'Archive' },
-  'btn.unarchive':             { de: 'Wiederherstellen',                                                   en: 'Restore' },
-  'btn.delete':                { de: 'Löschen',                                                            en: 'Delete' },
-  'btn.cancel':                { de: 'Abbrechen',                                                          en: 'Cancel' },
-  'btn.save':                  { de: 'Speichern',                                                          en: 'Save' },
-  'btn.confirm':               { de: 'Bestätigen',                                                         en: 'Confirm' },
-  'btn.close':                 { de: 'Schließen',                                                          en: 'Close' },
-  'btn.detect_locations':      { de: 'Orte erkennen',                                                      en: 'Detect Locations' },
-  'btn.layout_reset':          { de: 'Layout zurücksetzen',                                                 en: 'Reset Layout' },
-  'btn.block_domain':          { de: 'Domain sperren',                                                     en: 'Block Domain' },
-  'btn.add_source':            { de: '+ Quelle',                                                           en: '+ Source' },
-  'btn.discover':              { de: 'Erkennen',                                                           en: 'Discover' },
-  'btn.discovering':           { de: 'Suche Feeds...',                                                     en: 'Finding Feeds...' },
-  'btn.submit_feedback':       { de: 'Absenden',                                                           en: 'Submit' },
-  'btn.sending_feedback':      { de: 'Wird gesendet...',                                                   en: 'Sending...' },
-  'btn.block':                 { de: 'Sperren',                                                            en: 'Block' },
-  'btn.unblock':               { de: 'Entsperren',                                                         en: 'Unblock' },
-  'btn.save_source':           { de: 'Quelle speichern',                                                   en: 'Save Source' },
-
-  // ── Modal titles and labels ─────────────────────────────
-  'modal.new_incident':        { de: 'Neue Lage anlegen',                                                  en: 'Create New Incident' },
-  'modal.edit_incident':       { de: 'Lage bearbeiten',                                                    en: 'Edit Incident' },
-  'modal.create_incident':     { de: 'Lage anlegen',                                                       en: 'Create Incident' },
-  'modal.source_management':   { de: 'Quellenverwaltung',                                                  en: 'Source Management' },
-  'modal.feedback':            { de: 'Feedback senden',                                                    en: 'Send Feedback' },
-  'modal.confirmation':        { de: 'Bestätigung',                                                        en: 'Confirmation' },
-
-  // ── Form labels and hints ──────────────────────────────
-  'form.incident_title':              { de: 'Titel des Vorfalls',                                          en: 'Incident Title' },
-  'form.incident_title_placeholder':  { de: 'z.B. Explosion in Madrid',                                    en: 'e.g. Explosion in Madrid' },
-  'form.description':                 { de: 'Beschreibung / Kontext',                                      en: 'Description / Context' },
-  'form.description_placeholder':     { de: 'Weitere Details zum Vorfall (optional)',                       en: 'Additional details (optional)' },
-  'form.incident_type':               { de: 'Art der Lage',                                                en: 'Incident Type' },
-  'form.type_adhoc':                  { de: 'Ad-hoc Lage (Breaking News)',                                 en: 'Ad-hoc Incident (Breaking News)' },
-  'form.type_research':               { de: 'Recherche (Hintergrund)',                                     en: 'Research (Background)' },
-  'form.type_hint_adhoc':             { de: 'RSS-Feeds + WebSearch, automatische Aktualisierung empfohlen', en: 'RSS feeds + web search, automatic refresh recommended' },
-  'form.type_hint_research':          { de: 'Tiefenrecherche, manuelle Aktualisierung empfohlen',          en: 'Deep research, manual refresh recommended' },
-  'form.sources':                     { de: 'Quellen',                                                     en: 'Sources' },
-  'form.international_sources':       { de: 'Internationale Quellen einbeziehen',                          en: 'Include international sources' },
-  'form.sources_hint_intl':           { de: 'DE + internationale Feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)',   en: 'DE + international feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)' },
-  'form.sources_hint_de':             { de: 'Nur deutschsprachige Feeds',                                  en: 'German-language feeds only' },
-  'form.visibility':                  { de: 'Sichtbarkeit',                                                en: 'Visibility' },
-  'form.visibility_public':           { de: 'Öffentlich — für alle Nutzer sichtbar',                       en: 'Public — visible to all users' },
-  'form.visibility_private':          { de: 'Privat — nur für dich sichtbar',                              en: 'Private — visible only to you' },
-  'form.refresh_mode':                { de: 'Aktualisierung',                                              en: 'Refresh Mode' },
-  'form.refresh_manual':              { de: 'Manuell',                                                     en: 'Manual' },
-  'form.refresh_auto':                { de: 'Automatisch',                                                 en: 'Automatic' },
-  'form.interval':                    { de: 'Intervall',                                                   en: 'Interval' },
-  'form.unit_minutes':                { de: 'Minuten',                                                     en: 'Minutes' },
-  'form.unit_hours':                  { de: 'Stunden',                                                     en: 'Hours' },
-  'form.unit_days':                   { de: 'Tage',                                                        en: 'Days' },
-  'form.unit_weeks':                  { de: 'Wochen',                                                      en: 'Weeks' },
-  'form.retention':                   { de: 'Aufbewahrung (Tage)',                                         en: 'Retention (Days)' },
-  'form.retention_hint':              { de: '0 = Unbegrenzt, max. 999 Tage',                               en: '0 = Unlimited, max. 999 days' },
-  'form.email_notifications':         { de: 'E-Mail-Benachrichtigungen',                                   en: 'Email Notifications' },
-  'form.email_notify_hint':           { de: 'Per E-Mail benachrichtigen bei:',                             en: 'Send email notifications for:' },
-  'form.notify_summary':              { de: 'Neues Lagebild',                                              en: 'New Situation Report' },
-  'form.notify_articles':             { de: 'Neue Artikel',                                                en: 'New Articles' },
-  'form.notify_status':               { de: 'Statusänderung Faktencheck',                                  en: 'Fact Check Status Change' },
-  'form.feedback_category':           { de: 'Kategorie',                                                   en: 'Category' },
-  'form.fb_bug':                      { de: 'Fehlerbericht',                                               en: 'Bug Report' },
-  'form.fb_feature':                  { de: 'Feature-Wunsch',                                              en: 'Feature Request' },
-  'form.fb_question':                 { de: 'Frage',                                                       en: 'Question' },
-  'form.fb_other':                    { de: 'Sonstiges',                                                   en: 'Other' },
-  'form.fb_message':                  { de: 'Nachricht',                                                   en: 'Message' },
-  'form.fb_placeholder':              { de: 'Beschreibe dein Anliegen (mind. 10 Zeichen)...',              en: 'Describe your concern (min. 10 characters)...' },
-  'form.fb_chars':                    { de: '{count} / 5.000 Zeichen',                                     en: '{count} / 5,000 characters' },
-  'form.validation_title':            { de: 'Bitte einen Titel eingeben.',                                 en: 'Please enter a title.' },
-  'form.validation_min_chars':        { de: 'Bitte mindestens 10 Zeichen eingeben.',                       en: 'Please enter at least 10 characters.' },
-
-  // ── Dashboard card / tile titles ────────────────────────
-  'card.situation_report':     { de: 'Lagebild',                                                           en: 'Situation Report' },
-  'card.factcheck':            { de: 'Faktencheck',                                                        en: 'Fact Check' },
-  'card.sources_overview':     { de: 'Quellenübersicht',                                                   en: 'Source Overview' },
-  'card.timeline':             { de: 'Ereignis-Timeline',                                                  en: 'Event Timeline' },
-  'card.map':                  { de: 'Geografische Verteilung',                                            en: 'Geographic Distribution' },
-  'card.detail_view':          { de: 'Detailansicht',                                                      en: 'Detail View' },
-
-  // ── Layout toolbar toggle buttons ──────────────────────
-  'tile.lagebild':             { de: 'Lagebild',                                                           en: 'Report' },
-  'tile.faktencheck':          { de: 'Faktencheck',                                                        en: 'Fact Check' },
-  'tile.quellen':              { de: 'Quellen',                                                            en: 'Sources' },
-  'tile.timeline':             { de: 'Timeline',                                                           en: 'Timeline' },
-  'tile.karte':                { de: 'Karte',                                                              en: 'Map' },
-
-  // ── Fact check statuses (full labels) ──────────────────
-  'fc.confirmed':              { de: 'Bestätigt durch mehrere Quellen',                                    en: 'Confirmed by multiple sources' },
-  'fc.unconfirmed':            { de: 'Nicht unabhängig bestätigt',                                         en: 'Not independently confirmed' },
-  'fc.contradicted':           { de: 'Widerlegt',                                                          en: 'Contradicted' },
-  'fc.developing':             { de: 'Faktenlage noch im Fluss',                                          en: 'Facts still developing' },
-  'fc.established':            { de: 'Gesicherter Fakt (3+ Quellen)',                                     en: 'Established fact (3+ sources)' },
-  'fc.disputed':               { de: 'Umstrittener Sachverhalt',                                          en: 'Disputed claim' },
-  'fc.unverified':             { de: 'Nicht unabhängig verifizierbar',                                     en: 'Cannot be independently verified' },
-
-  // ── Fact check chip labels (short) ─────────────────────
-  'fc_chip.confirmed':         { de: 'Bestätigt',                                                          en: 'Confirmed' },
-  'fc_chip.unconfirmed':       { de: 'Unbestätigt',                                                        en: 'Unconfirmed' },
-  'fc_chip.contradicted':      { de: 'Widerlegt',                                                          en: 'Contradicted' },
-  'fc_chip.developing':        { de: 'Unklar',                                                             en: 'Developing' },
-  'fc_chip.established':       { de: 'Gesichert',                                                          en: 'Established' },
-  'fc_chip.disputed':          { de: 'Umstritten',                                                         en: 'Disputed' },
-  'fc_chip.unverified':        { de: 'Ungeprüft',                                                          en: 'Unverified' },
-
-  // ── Fact check tooltips (detailed) ─────────────────────
-  'fc_tooltip.confirmed':      { de: 'Bestätigt: Mindestens zwei unabhängige, seriöse Quellen stützen diese Aussage übereinstimmend.',        en: 'Confirmed: At least two independent, reputable sources support this claim consistently.' },
-  'fc_tooltip.established':    { de: 'Gesichert: Drei oder mehr unabhängige Quellen bestätigen den Sachverhalt. Hohe Verlässlichkeit.',       en: 'Established: Three or more independent sources confirm the facts. High reliability.' },
-  'fc_tooltip.developing':     { de: 'Unklar: Die Faktenlage ist noch im Fluss. Neue Informationen können das Bild verändern.',              en: 'Developing: The facts are still emerging. New information may change the picture.' },
-  'fc_tooltip.unconfirmed':    { de: 'Unbestätigt: Bisher nur aus einer Quelle bekannt. Eine unabhängige Bestätigung steht aus.',             en: 'Unconfirmed: Known from only one source so far. Independent confirmation is pending.' },
-  'fc_tooltip.unverified':     { de: 'Ungeprüft: Die Aussage konnte bisher nicht anhand verfügbarer Quellen überprüft werden.',              en: 'Unverified: The claim could not yet be verified against available sources.' },
-  'fc_tooltip.disputed':       { de: 'Umstritten: Quellen widersprechen sich. Es gibt sowohl stützende als auch widersprechende Belege.',    en: 'Disputed: Sources contradict each other. There is both supporting and contradicting evidence.' },
-  'fc_tooltip.contradicted':   { de: 'Widerlegt: Zuverlässige Quellen widersprechen dieser Aussage. Wahrscheinlich falsch.',                 en: 'Contradicted: Reliable sources contradict this claim. Probably false.' },
-
-  // ── Incident statuses ──────────────────────────────────
-  'status.breaking':           { de: 'Breaking',                                                           en: 'Breaking' },
-  'status.research':           { de: 'Recherche',                                                          en: 'Research' },
-  'status.international':      { de: 'International',                                                      en: 'International' },
-  'status.de_only':            { de: 'Nur DE',                                                             en: 'DE Only' },
-  'status.manual':             { de: 'Manuell',                                                            en: 'Manual' },
-  'status.auto_interval':      { de: 'Auto alle {interval}',                                               en: 'Auto every {interval}' },
-  'status.private':            { de: 'PRIVAT',                                                             en: 'PRIVATE' },
-
-  // ── Time expressions ───────────────────────────────────
-  'time.just_now':             { de: 'gerade eben',                                                        en: 'just now' },
-  'time.minutes_ago':          { de: 'vor {n}m',                                                           en: '{n}m ago' },
-  'time.hours_ago':            { de: 'vor {n}h',                                                           en: '{n}h ago' },
-  'time.days_ago':             { de: 'vor {n}d',                                                           en: '{n}d ago' },
-  'time.today':                { de: 'Heute',                                                              en: 'Today' },
-  'time.yesterday':            { de: 'Gestern',                                                            en: 'Yesterday' },
-  'time.unknown':              { de: 'Unbekannt',                                                          en: 'Unknown' },
-  'time.stand':                { de: 'Stand: {time}',                                                      en: 'Updated: {time}' },
-  'time.clock':                { de: 'Uhr',                                                                en: '' },
-  'time.week':                 { de: '1 Woche',                                                            en: '1 week' },
-  'time.weeks':                { de: '{n} Wochen',                                                         en: '{n} weeks' },
-  'time.day':                  { de: '1 Tag',                                                              en: '1 day' },
-  'time.days':                 { de: '{n} Tage',                                                           en: '{n} days' },
-  'time.hour':                 { de: '1 Stunde',                                                           en: '1 hour' },
-  'time.hours':                { de: '{n} Stunden',                                                        en: '{n} hours' },
-  'time.minutes_short':        { de: '{n} Min.',                                                           en: '{n} min' },
-
-  // ── Timeline ───────────────────────────────────────────
-  'timeline.all':              { de: 'Alle',                                                               en: 'All' },
-  'timeline.articles':         { de: 'Meldungen',                                                          en: 'Reports' },
-  'timeline.snapshots':        { de: 'Lageberichte',                                                       en: 'Situation Reports' },
-  'timeline.range_24h':        { de: '24h',                                                                en: '24h' },
-  'timeline.range_7d':         { de: '7T',                                                                 en: '7d' },
-  'timeline.range_all':        { de: 'Alles',                                                              en: 'All' },
-  'timeline.search_placeholder': { de: 'Suche...',                                                         en: 'Search...' },
-  'timeline.no_entries_range': { de: 'Keine Einträge im gewählten Zeitraum.',                              en: 'No entries in selected time range.' },
-  'timeline.no_entries_start': { de: 'Noch keine Meldungen. Starte eine Recherche mit "Aktualisieren".',  en: 'No reports yet. Start research with "Refresh".' },
-  'timeline.no_entries':       { de: 'Keine Einträge.',                                                    en: 'No entries.' },
-  'timeline.entry':            { de: '{n} Eintrag',                                                        en: '{n} entry' },
-  'timeline.entries':          { de: '{n} Einträge',                                                       en: '{n} entries' },
-  'timeline.messages':         { de: '{n} Meldungen',                                                      en: '{n} reports' },
-  'timeline.message':          { de: '{n} Meldung',                                                        en: '{n} report' },
-  'timeline.snapshot_badge':   { de: 'Lagebericht',                                                        en: 'Situation Report' },
-  'timeline.articles_label':   { de: '{n} Artikel',                                                        en: '{n} articles' },
-  'timeline.facts_label':      { de: '{n} Fakten',                                                         en: '{n} facts' },
-  'timeline.report_count':     { de: '{n} Lagebericht',                                                    en: '{n} report' },
-  'timeline.reports_count':    { de: '{n} Lageberichte',                                                   en: '{n} reports' },
-  'timeline.open_article':     { de: 'Artikel öffnen',                                                     en: 'Open article' },
-
-  // ── Progress bar ───────────────────────────────────────
-  'progress.queued':           { de: 'In Warteschlange...',                                                 en: 'Queued...' },
-  'progress.queued_position':  { de: 'In Warteschlange (Position {pos})...',                               en: 'Queued (position {pos})...' },
-  'progress.researching':      { de: 'Recherchiert Quellen...',                                            en: 'Researching sources...' },
-  'progress.deep_researching': { de: 'Tiefenrecherche läuft...',                                          en: 'Deep research in progress...' },
-  'progress.analyzing':        { de: 'Analysiert Meldungen...',                                            en: 'Analyzing reports...' },
-  'progress.factchecking':     { de: 'Faktencheck läuft...',                                               en: 'Fact checking in progress...' },
-  'progress.cancelling':       { de: 'Wird abgebrochen...',                                                en: 'Cancelling...' },
-  'progress.step_research':    { de: 'Recherche',                                                          en: 'Research' },
-  'progress.step_analysis':    { de: 'Analyse',                                                            en: 'Analysis' },
-  'progress.step_factcheck':   { de: 'Faktencheck',                                                        en: 'Fact Check' },
-  'progress.wait':             { de: 'Warte auf Start...',                                                 en: 'Waiting to start...' },
-  'progress.complete':         { de: 'Abgeschlossen',                                                      en: 'Completed' },
-  'progress.complete_detail':  { de: 'Abgeschlossen: {summary}',                                          en: 'Completed: {summary}' },
-  'progress.failed':           { de: 'Fehlgeschlagen: {error}',                                            en: 'Failed: {error}' },
-  'progress.failed_retry':     { de: 'Fehlgeschlagen — erneuter Versuch in {delay}s...',                   en: 'Failed — retrying in {delay}s...' },
-  'progress.new_articles':     { de: '{n} neue Artikel',                                                   en: '{n} new articles' },
-  'progress.facts_confirmed':  { de: '{n} Fakten bestätigt',                                               en: '{n} facts confirmed' },
-  'progress.contradicted':     { de: '{n} widerlegt',                                                      en: '{n} contradicted' },
-  'progress.no_developments':  { de: 'Keine neuen Entwicklungen',                                          en: 'No new developments' },
-
-  // ── Export menu items ──────────────────────────────────
-  'export.report_md':          { de: 'Lagebericht (Markdown)',                                              en: 'Situation Report (Markdown)' },
-  'export.report_json':        { de: 'Lagebericht (JSON)',                                                  en: 'Situation Report (JSON)' },
-  'export.full_md':            { de: 'Vollexport (Markdown)',                                               en: 'Full Export (Markdown)' },
-  'export.full_json':          { de: 'Vollexport (JSON)',                                                   en: 'Full Export (JSON)' },
-  'export.print':              { de: 'Drucken / PDF',                                                      en: 'Print / PDF' },
-
-  // ── Accessibility panel ────────────────────────────────
-  'a11y.title':                { de: 'Barrierefreiheit',                                                   en: 'Accessibility' },
-  'a11y.contrast':             { de: 'Hoher Kontrast',                                                     en: 'High Contrast' },
-  'a11y.focus':                { de: 'Verstärkte Focus-Anzeige',                                           en: 'Enhanced Focus Indicators' },
-  'a11y.fontsize':             { de: 'Größere Schrift',                                                    en: 'Larger Text' },
-  'a11y.motion':               { de: 'Animationen aus',                                                    en: 'Reduce Animations' },
-
-  // ── Notifications ──────────────────────────────────────
-  'notif.title':               { de: 'Benachrichtigungen',                                                 en: 'Notifications' },
-  'notif.mark_read':           { de: 'Alle gelesen',                                                       en: 'Mark all read' },
-  'notif.empty':               { de: 'Keine Benachrichtigungen',                                           en: 'No notifications' },
-
-  // ── Toast messages ─────────────────────────────────────
-  'toast.incident_created':    { de: 'Lage "{title}" angelegt. Recherche gestartet.',                      en: 'Incident "{title}" created. Research started.' },
-  'toast.incident_updated':    { de: 'Lage aktualisiert.',                                                 en: 'Incident updated.' },
-  'toast.incident_deleted':    { de: 'Lage gelöscht.',                                                     en: 'Incident deleted.' },
-  'toast.incident_archived':   { de: 'Lage archiviert.',                                                   en: 'Incident archived.' },
-  'toast.incident_restored':   { de: 'Lage wiederhergestellt.',                                            en: 'Incident restored.' },
-  'toast.refresh_already_running': { de: 'Recherche läuft bereits...',                                     en: 'Research already running...' },
-  'toast.refresh_skipped':     { de: 'Recherche läuft bereits oder ist in der Warteschlange.',             en: 'Research already running or queued.' },
-  'toast.refresh_complete':    { de: 'Recherche abgeschlossen: {summary}',                                 en: 'Research complete: {summary}' },
-  'toast.refresh_cancelled':   { de: 'Recherche abgebrochen.',                                             en: 'Research cancelled.' },
-  'toast.refresh_error':       { de: 'Recherche-Fehler: {error}',                                          en: 'Research error: {error}' },
-  'toast.data_refreshed':      { de: 'Daten aktualisiert.',                                                en: 'Data refreshed.' },
-  'toast.refresh_failed':      { de: 'Aktualisierung fehlgeschlagen: {error}',                             en: 'Refresh failed: {error}' },
-  'toast.export_success':      { de: 'Export heruntergeladen',                                              en: 'Export downloaded' },
-  'toast.export_failed':       { de: 'Export fehlgeschlagen: {error}',                                     en: 'Export failed: {error}' },
-  'toast.feedback_sent':       { de: 'Feedback gesendet. Vielen Dank!',                                   en: 'Feedback sent. Thank you!' },
-  'toast.load_error':          { de: 'Fehler beim Laden der Lagen: {error}',                               en: 'Error loading incidents: {error}' },
-  'toast.detail_error':        { de: 'Fehler beim Laden: {error}',                                         en: 'Error loading: {error}' },
-  'toast.generic_error':       { de: 'Fehler: {error}',                                                    en: 'Error: {error}' },
-  'toast.domain_blocked':      { de: '{domain} gesperrt.',                                                 en: '{domain} blocked.' },
-  'toast.domain_unblocked':    { de: '{domain} entsperrt.',                                                en: '{domain} unblocked.' },
-  'toast.domain_deleted':      { de: '{domain} gelöscht.',                                                 en: '{domain} deleted.' },
-  'toast.feed_deleted':        { de: 'Feed gelöscht.',                                                     en: 'Feed deleted.' },
-  'toast.source_added':        { de: 'Quelle hinzugefügt.',                                               en: 'Source added.' },
-  'toast.source_updated':      { de: 'Quelle aktualisiert.',                                               en: 'Source updated.' },
-  'toast.source_error':        { de: 'Fehler beim Laden der Quellen: {error}',                             en: 'Error loading sources: {error}' },
-  'toast.discover_no_rss':     { de: 'Kein RSS-Feed gefunden. Als Web-Quelle speichern?',                 en: 'No RSS feed found. Save as web source?' },
-  'toast.discover_exists':     { de: 'Feed bereits vorhanden.',                                            en: 'Feed already exists.' },
-  'toast.discover_error':      { de: 'Erkennung fehlgeschlagen: {error}',                                  en: 'Discovery failed: {error}' },
-  'toast.domain_required':     { de: 'Domain ist erforderlich.',                                           en: 'Domain is required.' },
-  'toast.name_required':       { de: 'Name ist erforderlich. Bitte erst "Erkennen" klicken.',             en: 'Name is required. Please click "Discover" first.' },
-  'toast.url_required':        { de: 'Bitte URL oder Domain eingeben.',                                    en: 'Please enter URL or domain.' },
-  'toast.geoparse_failed':     { de: 'Geoparsing fehlgeschlagen: {error}',                                en: 'Geoparsing failed: {error}' },
-  'toast.locations_found':     { de: '{locations} Orte aus {articles} Artikeln erkannt',                   en: '{locations} locations detected from {articles} articles' },
-  'toast.no_locations':        { de: 'Keine neuen Orte gefunden',                                          en: 'No new locations found' },
-  'toast.cancel_failed':       { de: 'Abbrechen fehlgeschlagen: {error}',                                  en: 'Cancel failed: {error}' },
-
-  // ── Confirmation dialogs ───────────────────────────────
-  'confirm.delete_incident':   { de: 'Lage wirklich löschen? Alle gesammelten Daten gehen verloren.',     en: 'Really delete incident? All collected data will be lost.' },
-  'confirm.archive_incident':  { de: 'Lage wirklich archivieren?',                                        en: 'Really archive incident?' },
-  'confirm.restore_incident':  { de: 'Lage wirklich wiederherstellen?',                                   en: 'Really restore incident?' },
-  'confirm.cancel_refresh':    { de: 'Laufende Recherche abbrechen?',                                     en: 'Cancel running research?' },
-  'confirm.block_domain':      { de: '"{domain}" wirklich sperren? Alle Feeds dieser Domain werden deaktiviert.', en: 'Really block "{domain}"? All feeds for this domain will be deactivated.' },
-  'confirm.delete_domain':     { de: 'Alle Quellen von "{domain}" wirklich löschen?',                     en: 'Really delete all sources from "{domain}"?' },
-  'confirm.unblock_add':       { de: '"{domain}" ist gesperrt. Trotzdem hinzufügen? Die Domain wird dabei entsperrt.', en: '"{domain}" is blocked. Add anyway? The domain will be unblocked.' },
-
-  // ── Source management ──────────────────────────────────
-  'sources.all_types':              { de: 'Alle Typen',                                                    en: 'All Types' },
-  'sources.rss_feed':               { de: 'RSS-Feed',                                                     en: 'RSS Feed' },
-  'sources.web_source':             { de: 'Web-Quelle',                                                   en: 'Web Source' },
-  'sources.excluded':               { de: 'Gesperrt',                                                     en: 'Blocked' },
-  'sources.all_categories':         { de: 'Alle Kategorien',                                               en: 'All Categories' },
-  'sources.cat_nachrichtenagentur': { de: 'Nachrichtenagentur',                                            en: 'News Agency' },
-  'sources.cat_oeffentlich_rechtlich': { de: 'Öffentlich-Rechtlich',                                       en: 'Public Broadcasting' },
-  'sources.cat_qualitaetszeitung':  { de: 'Qualitätszeitung',                                              en: 'Quality Newspaper' },
-  'sources.cat_behoerde':           { de: 'Behörde',                                                      en: 'Government Agency' },
-  'sources.cat_fachmedien':         { de: 'Fachmedien',                                                   en: 'Trade Media' },
-  'sources.cat_think_tank':         { de: 'Think Tank',                                                    en: 'Think Tank' },
-  'sources.cat_international':      { de: 'International',                                                 en: 'International' },
-  'sources.cat_regional':           { de: 'Regional',                                                      en: 'Regional' },
-  'sources.cat_boulevard':          { de: 'Boulevard',                                                     en: 'Tabloid' },
-  'sources.cat_sonstige':           { de: 'Sonstige',                                                      en: 'Other' },
-  'sources.search_placeholder':     { de: 'Suche...',                                                      en: 'Search...' },
-  'sources.no_sources':             { de: 'Keine Quellen gefunden',                                        en: 'No sources found' },
-  'sources.loading':                { de: 'Lade Quellen...',                                               en: 'Loading sources...' },
-  'sources.rss_feeds_stat':         { de: 'RSS-Feeds',                                                    en: 'RSS Feeds' },
-  'sources.web_sources_stat':       { de: 'Web-Quellen',                                                  en: 'Web Sources' },
-  'sources.blocked_stat':           { de: 'Gesperrt',                                                     en: 'Blocked' },
-  'sources.articles_total':         { de: 'Artikel gesamt',                                                en: 'Total Articles' },
-  'sources.domain_label':           { de: 'Domain',                                                        en: 'Domain' },
-  'sources.notes_label':            { de: 'Notizen',                                                       en: 'Notes' },
-  'sources.notes_placeholder':      { de: 'Optional',                                                      en: 'Optional' },
-  'sources.name_label':             { de: 'Name',                                                          en: 'Name' },
-  'sources.category_label':         { de: 'Kategorie',                                                     en: 'Category' },
-  'sources.type_label':             { de: 'Typ',                                                           en: 'Type' },
-  'sources.rss_url_label':          { de: 'RSS-Feed URL',                                                  en: 'RSS Feed URL' },
-  'sources.url_placeholder':        { de: 'z.B. netzpolitik.org',                                         en: 'e.g. netzpolitik.org' },
-  'sources.block_domain_placeholder': { de: 'z.B. bild.de',                                               en: 'e.g. bild.de' },
-  'sources.feeds_count':            { de: '{n} Feeds',                                                     en: '{n} Feeds' },
-  'sources.feed_count':             { de: '{n} Feed',                                                      en: '{n} Feed' },
-  'sources.articles_from_sources':  { de: '{articles} Artikel aus {sources} Quellen',                      en: '{articles} articles from {sources} sources' },
-  'sources.cat_short_nachrichtenagentur': { de: 'Agentur',                                                   en: 'Agency' },
-  'sources.cat_short_oeffentlich_rechtlich': { de: 'ÖR',                                                     en: 'Public' },
-  'sources.cat_short_qualitaetszeitung': { de: 'Qualität',                                                   en: 'Quality' },
-  'sources.cat_short_behoerde':    { de: 'Behörde',                                                          en: 'Gov' },
-  'sources.cat_short_fachmedien':  { de: 'Fach',                                                             en: 'Trade' },
-  'sources.cat_short_think_tank':  { de: 'Think Tank',                                                       en: 'Think Tank' },
-  'sources.cat_short_international': { de: 'Intl.',                                                          en: 'Intl.' },
-  'sources.cat_short_regional':    { de: 'Regional',                                                         en: 'Regional' },
-  'sources.cat_short_boulevard':   { de: 'Boulevard',                                                        en: 'Tabloid' },
-  'sources.cat_short_sonstige':    { de: 'Sonstige',                                                         en: 'Other' },
-
-  // ── Sidebar labels ─────────────────────────────────────
-  'sidebar.no_adhoc':          { de: 'Keine Ad-hoc-Lagen',                                                 en: 'No ad-hoc incidents' },
-  'sidebar.no_own_adhoc':      { de: 'Keine eigenen Ad-hoc-Lagen',                                        en: 'No own ad-hoc incidents' },
-  'sidebar.no_research':       { de: 'Keine Recherchen',                                                   en: 'No research' },
-  'sidebar.no_own_research':   { de: 'Keine eigenen Recherchen',                                           en: 'No own research' },
-  'sidebar.no_archive':        { de: 'Kein Archiv',                                                        en: 'No archive' },
-  'sidebar.articles':          { de: '{n} Artikel',                                                        en: '{n} articles' },
-  'sidebar.incident_selected': { de: 'Lage ausgewählt: {title}',                                          en: 'Incident selected: {title}' },
-
-  // ── Incident detail ────────────────────────────────────
-  'incident.created_by':       { de: 'von',                                                                en: 'by' },
-  'incident.delete_only_creator': { de: 'Nur {name} kann diese Lage löschen',                             en: 'Only {name} can delete this incident' },
-
-  // ── Refresh history ────────────────────────────────────
-  'refresh.title':             { de: 'Refresh-Verlauf',                                                    en: 'Refresh History' },
-  'refresh.loading':           { de: 'Lade...',                                                            en: 'Loading...' },
-  'refresh.load_error':        { de: 'Fehler beim Laden',                                                  en: 'Error loading' },
-  'refresh.no_history':        { de: 'Noch keine Refreshes durchgeführt',                                  en: 'No refreshes performed yet' },
-  'refresh.articles':          { de: '{n} Artikel',                                                        en: '{n} articles' },
-  'refresh.running':           { de: 'Läuft...',                                                           en: 'Running...' },
-  'refresh.attempt':           { de: 'Versuch {n}',                                                        en: 'Attempt {n}' },
-  'refresh.trigger_auto':      { de: 'Auto',                                                               en: 'Auto' },
-  'refresh.trigger_manual':    { de: 'Manuell',                                                            en: 'Manual' },
-  'refresh.collapse':          { de: 'Einklappen',                                                         en: 'Collapse' },
-  'refresh.expand':            { de: 'Aufklappen',                                                         en: 'Expand' },
-
-  // ── Evidence rendering ─────────────────────────────────
-  'evidence.empty':            { de: 'Keine Belege',                                                       en: 'No evidence' },
-  'evidence.sources':          { de: '{n} Quellen',                                                        en: '{n} sources' },
-  'evidence.source':           { de: '{n} Quelle',                                                         en: '{n} source' },
-  'evidence.filter':           { de: 'Filter',                                                             en: 'Filter' },
-
-  // ── Map ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  'map.places':                { de: '{n} Orte',                                                           en: '{n} locations' },
-  'map.articles':              { de: '{n} Artikel',                                                        en: '{n} articles' },
-  'map.stats':                 { de: '{places} Orte / {articles} Artikel',                                 en: '{places} locations / {articles} articles' },
-  'map.more':                  { de: '+{n} weitere',                                                       en: '+{n} more' },
-  'map.no_title':              { de: 'Ohne Titel',                                                         en: 'No Title' },
-  'map.starting':              { de: 'Wird gestartet...',                                                  en: 'Starting...' },
-
-  // ── API error translations ─────────────────────────────
-  'err.unauthorized':          { de: 'Nicht autorisiert',                                                   en: 'Unauthorized' },
-  'err.not_found':             { de: 'Lage nicht gefunden',                                                en: 'Incident not found' },
-  'err.verification_failed':   { de: 'Verifikation fehlgeschlagen',                                       en: 'Verification failed' },
-  'err.request_failed':        { de: 'Anfrage fehlgeschlagen',                                             en: 'Request failed' },
-  'err.verification_check_failed': { de: 'Verifizierung fehlgeschlagen',                                  en: 'Verification failed' },
-  'err.generic':               { de: 'Fehler',                                                              en: 'Error' },
-
-  // ── Fact check status (for notifications) ──────────────
-  'fc_status.confirmed':       { de: 'Bestätigt',                                                          en: 'Confirmed' },
-  'fc_status.established':     { de: 'Gesichert',                                                          en: 'Established' },
-  'fc_status.unconfirmed':     { de: 'Unbestätigt',                                                        en: 'Unconfirmed' },
-  'fc_status.contradicted':    { de: 'Widersprochen',                                                      en: 'Contradicted' },
-  'fc_status.disputed':        { de: 'Umstritten',                                                         en: 'Disputed' },
-  'fc_status.developing':      { de: 'In Entwicklung',                                                     en: 'Developing' },
-  'fc_status.unverified':      { de: 'Ungeprüft',                                                          en: 'Unverified' },
-
-  // ── Miscellaneous ──────────────────────────────────────
-  'misc.search_sources':       { de: 'Quellen durchsuchen...',                                             en: 'Search sources...' },
-  'misc.incident':             { de: 'Lage',                                                               en: 'Incident' },
-  'misc.articles_progress':    { de: '{done}/{total} Artikel...',                                          en: '{done}/{total} articles...' },
-
-  // ── Sidebar stats ─────────────────────────────────────
-  'sidebar.sources_count':     { de: '{n} Quellen',                                                        en: '{n} sources' },
-  'sidebar.articles_count':    { de: '{n} Artikel',                                                        en: '{n} articles' },
-
-  // ── Source discovery toasts ───────────────────────────
-  'toast.discover_added':      { de: '{domain}: {count} Feeds hinzugefügt',                                en: '{domain}: {count} feeds added' },
-  'toast.discover_added_skipped': { de: '{domain}: {count} Feeds hinzugefügt ({skipped} bereits vorhanden)', en: '{domain}: {count} feeds added ({skipped} already exist)' },
-  'toast.discover_all_exist':  { de: '{domain}: Alle {count} Feeds bereits vorhanden.',                    en: '{domain}: All {count} feeds already exist.' },
-  'toast.discover_none':       { de: '{domain}: Keine relevanten Feeds gefunden.',                         en: '{domain}: No relevant feeds found.' },
-
-  // ── Source form hints ─────────────────────────────────
-  'form.sources_hint_intl':    { de: 'DE + internationale Feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)',          en: 'DE + international feeds (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera etc.)' },
-  'form.sources_hint_de':      { de: 'Nur deutschsprachige Quellen (DE, AT, CH)',                          en: 'German-language sources only (DE, AT, CH)' },
-
-  // ── Session warning ───────────────────────────────────
-  'toast.session_expiring':    { de: 'Session läuft in {mins} Minute(n) ab. Bitte erneut anmelden.',      en: 'Session expires in {mins} minute(s). Please log in again.' },
-};
-
-
-// ---------- Known API error messages (DE -> EN) ----------
-
-const _API_ERROR_MAP = {
-  'Nicht autorisiert':            'Unauthorized',
-  'Lage nicht gefunden':          'Incident not found',
-  'Verifikation fehlgeschlagen':  'Verification failed',
-  'Anfrage fehlgeschlagen':       'Request failed',
-  'Verifizierung fehlgeschlagen': 'Verification failed',
-};
-
-
-// ---------- LangManager singleton ----------
-
-const LangManager = (() => {
-  const STORAGE_KEY = 'osint_lang';
-  const SUPPORTED   = ['de', 'en'];
-  const DEFAULT     = 'de';
-
-  let _lang = DEFAULT;
-
-  /* ---- public API ---- */
-
-  /**
-   * Initialise language from localStorage (anti-flicker).
-   * Call as early as possible, ideally before DOM paint.
-   */
-  function init() {
-    const stored = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
-    _lang = (stored && SUPPORTED.includes(stored)) ? stored : DEFAULT;
-    document.documentElement.lang = _lang;
-
-    // Hydrate once DOM is ready
-    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
-      document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', _hydrate);
-    } else {
-      _hydrate();
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Switch language, persist, hydrate DOM, dispatch event.
-   * @param {string} lang – 'de' or 'en'
-   */
-  function setLang(lang) {
-    if (!SUPPORTED.includes(lang)) return;
-    _lang = lang;
-    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, lang);
-    document.documentElement.lang = lang;
-    _hydrate();
-    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('langchange', { detail: { lang } }));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return translated string for the given key.
-   * Supports {var} placeholder replacement via the vars object.
-   * Falls back to the key itself when no translation is found.
-   *
-   * @param {string} key   – e.g. 'login.submit'
-   * @param {Object} [vars] – e.g. { email: 'foo@bar.de' }
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  function t(key, vars) {
-    const entry = TRANSLATIONS[key];
-    let text = (entry && entry[_lang] !== undefined) ? entry[_lang] : key;
-
-    if (vars && typeof vars === 'object') {
-      for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(vars)) {
-        text = text.replace(new RegExp('\\{' + k + '\\}', 'g'), v);
-      }
-    }
-    return text;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Walk the DOM and update every element that carries an i18n data-attribute.
-   *   data-i18n="key"             -> textContent
-   *   data-i18n-placeholder="key" -> placeholder attribute
-   *   data-i18n-title="key"       -> title attribute
-   */
-  function _hydrate() {
-    // textContent
-    document.querySelectorAll('[data-i18n]').forEach(el => {
-      const key = el.getAttribute('data-i18n');
-      if (key) el.textContent = t(key);
-    });
-
-    // placeholder
-    document.querySelectorAll('[data-i18n-placeholder]').forEach(el => {
-      const key = el.getAttribute('data-i18n-placeholder');
-      if (key) el.setAttribute('placeholder', t(key));
-    });
-
-    // title
-    document.querySelectorAll('[data-i18n-title]').forEach(el => {
-      const key = el.getAttribute('data-i18n-title');
-      if (key) el.setAttribute('title', t(key));
-    });
-
-    // lang-switcher active state
-    document.querySelectorAll('.lang-btn').forEach(btn => {
-      btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.getAttribute('data-lang') === _lang);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Translate known German backend error messages to English.
-   * If current language is 'de' or the message is unknown, returns the original.
-   *
-   * @param {string} msg – error message from the API
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  function translateApiError(msg) {
-    if (_lang === 'de' || !msg) return msg;
-    return _API_ERROR_MAP[msg] || msg;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return the appropriate OpenStreetMap tile URL for the current language.
-   * DE -> openstreetmap.de   EN -> openstreetmap.org
-   *
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  function mapTileUrl() {
-    // Immer deutsche OSM-Kacheln verwenden - tile.openstreetmap.org hat strikte Rate-Limits
-    // und zeigt bei Ueberschreitung graue Kacheln. Die DE-Tiles zeigen Ortsnamen
-    // die in beiden Sprachen lesbar sind.
-    return 'https://tile.openstreetmap.de/{z}/{x}/{y}.png';
-  }
-
-  /* ---- expose ---- */
-  return {
-    init,
-    setLang,
-    t,
-    _hydrate,
-    translateApiError,
-    mapTileUrl,
-    /** Getter for the current language code */
-    get lang() { return _lang; },
-  };
-})();
-
-// Auto-init as early as possible to prevent flash of untranslated content
-LangManager.init();
