A consulate of the German Empire was opened in Lebanon in 1882, and in 1898 Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the cities of Beirut and Baalbek.

After the Wehrmacht's French campaign in World War II, Lebanon and Syria were briefly under the control of Vichy France, which was linked to Nazi Germany.

On March 30, 1972, the FRG embassy in Beirut was reopened, and on December 24, 1972, diplomatic relations were established with the GDR after the Hallstein Doctrine was abandoned under Willy Brandt.

[8] After the ban was applied, Hassan Nasrallah, the organization's leader claimed that Hezbollah hasn't been active in Europe in years.

[9] Despite Nasrallah's claims, in November 2023, the German police carried out a massive nationwide operation against "Islamic Center Hamburg", an organization suspected of supporting Hezbollah.

Germany exports mainly motor vehicles and automotive parts, machinery, and chemical and pharmaceutical products to Lebanon.

From the start of the civil war in neighboring Syria in 2011 until 2021, the German government made aid payments totaling 1.7 billion euros, largely to support refugees in the country and promote their integration into society.

Well-known German Lebanese include boxer Mahmoud Charr, football player Amin Younes and rappers Massiv and Baba Saad.

The extended families Miri, Abou-Chaker, Al-Zein and Remmo, who are of Lebanese origin or came to Germany via Lebanon, achieved nationwide notoriety in connection with organized crime.

[19] German defense companies supplied Lebanon with various weapons, including rocket launchers (2017), helicopters (2006), Leopard 1 main battle tanks (2008), anti-tank missiles (2015), submachine guns (2008), and patrol boats (2007).