[1][2] Mennonite communities emigrated from Germany to Uruguay after World War II, starting in 1948.

[5][6] On December 13, 1939, the Battle of the River Plate took place off the coast of Uruguay where British forces sunk the German Graf Spee.

There was a diplomatic battle with Dr. Alberto Guani as Uruguayan Foreign Minister that ruled a 72-hour timeline for the ship to remain in Montevideo harbour.

In October 2011, Uruguayan President José Mujica paid an official visit to Germany.

There is a joint Uruguay Germany university-entrance examination which qualifies takers for university in both countries.

Germany is seventh on the list of import countries, after Brazil, Argentina, the US, China, Venezuela and Russia.