diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4eac5adc..d0be1217 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 - ♻️(backend) Change email content #283
 - 🛂(frontend) viewers and editors can access share modal #302
 - ♻️(frontend) remove footer on doc editor #313
+- 🌐(backend) Add german translation #259
 
 ## Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/backend/impress/settings.py b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
index 8a6fa8e0..a365c0d6 100755
--- a/src/backend/impress/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         (
             ("en-us", _("English")),
             ("fr-fr", _("French")),
+            ("de-de", _("German")),
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/src/backend/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/src/backend/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a52c89e2
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diff --git a/src/backend/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/src/backend/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5105e16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: lasuite-people\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-09-25 10:15+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-09-25 10:21\n"
+"Last-Translator: \n"
+"Language-Team: German\n"
+"Language: de_DE\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"
+"X-Crowdin-Project: lasuite-people\n"
+"X-Crowdin-Project-ID: 637934\n"
+"X-Crowdin-Language: de\n"
+"X-Crowdin-File: backend-impress.pot\n"
+"X-Crowdin-File-ID: 8\n"
+
+#: core/admin.py:32
+msgid "Personal info"
+msgstr "Persönliche Angaben"
+
+#: core/admin.py:34
+msgid "Permissions"
+msgstr "Berechtigungen"
+
+#: core/admin.py:46
+msgid "Important dates"
+msgstr "Wichtige Termine"
+
+#: core/api/serializers.py:253
+msgid "Body"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/api/serializers.py:256
+msgid "Body type"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/api/serializers.py:262
+msgid "Format"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/authentication/backends.py:56
+msgid "Invalid response format or token verification failed"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/authentication/backends.py:81
+msgid "User info contained no recognizable user identification"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/authentication/backends.py:101
+msgid "Claims contained no recognizable user identification"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:62 core/models.py:69
+msgid "Reader"
+msgstr "Leser"
+
+#: core/models.py:63 core/models.py:70
+msgid "Editor"
+msgstr "Bearbeiter"
+
+#: core/models.py:71
+msgid "Administrator"
+msgstr "Administrator"
+
+#: core/models.py:72
+msgid "Owner"
+msgstr "Eigentümer"
+
+#: core/models.py:80
+msgid "Restricted"
+msgstr "Eingeschränkt"
+
+#: core/models.py:84
+msgid "Authenticated"
+msgstr "Authentifiziert"
+
+#: core/models.py:86
+msgid "Public"
+msgstr "Öffentlich"
+
+#: core/models.py:98
+msgid "id"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:99
+msgid "primary key for the record as UUID"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:105
+msgid "created on"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:106
+msgid "date and time at which a record was created"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:111
+msgid "updated on"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:112
+msgid "date and time at which a record was last updated"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:132
+msgid "Enter a valid sub. This value may contain only letters, numbers, and @/./+/-/_ characters."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:138
+msgid "sub"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:140
+msgid "Required. 255 characters or fewer. Letters, numbers, and @/./+/-/_ characters only."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:148
+msgid "identity email address"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:153
+msgid "admin email address"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:160
+msgid "language"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:161
+msgid "The language in which the user wants to see the interface."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:167
+msgid "The timezone in which the user wants to see times."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:170
+msgid "device"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:172
+msgid "Whether the user is a device or a real user."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:175
+msgid "staff status"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:177
+msgid "Whether the user can log into this admin site."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:180
+msgid "active"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:183
+msgid "Whether this user should be treated as active. Unselect this instead of deleting accounts."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:195
+msgid "user"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:196
+msgid "users"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:328 core/models.py:644
+msgid "title"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:343
+msgid "Document"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:344
+msgid "Documents"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:347
+msgid "Untitled Document"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:537
+#, python-format
+msgid "%(username)s shared a document with you: %(document)s"
+msgstr "%(username)s hat ein Dokument mit Ihnen geteilt: %(document)s"
+
+#: core/models.py:580
+msgid "Document/user link trace"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:581
+msgid "Document/user link traces"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:587
+msgid "A link trace already exists for this document/user."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:608
+msgid "Document/user relation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:609
+msgid "Document/user relations"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:615
+msgid "This user is already in this document."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:621
+msgid "This team is already in this document."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:627 core/models.py:816
+msgid "Either user or team must be set, not both."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:645
+msgid "description"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:646
+msgid "code"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:647
+msgid "css"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:649
+msgid "public"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:651
+msgid "Whether this template is public for anyone to use."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:657
+msgid "Template"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:658
+msgid "Templates"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:797
+msgid "Template/user relation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:798
+msgid "Template/user relations"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:804
+msgid "This user is already in this template."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:810
+msgid "This team is already in this template."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:833
+msgid "email address"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:850
+msgid "Document invitation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:851
+msgid "Document invitations"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/models.py:868
+msgid "This email is already associated to a registered user."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation.html:160
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation2.html:160
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation.txt:3
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation2.txt:3
+msgid "La Suite Numérique"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation.html:190
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation.txt:6
+#, python-format
+msgid " %(username)s shared a document with you ! "
+msgstr " %(username)s hat ein Dokument mit Ihnen geteilt! "
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation.html:197
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation.txt:8
+#, python-format
+msgid " %(username)s invited you as an %(role)s on the following document : "
+msgstr " %(username)s hat Sie als %(role)s zum folgenden Dokument eingeladen: "
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation.html:206
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation2.html:211
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation.txt:10
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation2.txt:11
+msgid "Open"
+msgstr "Öffnen"
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation.html:223
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation.txt:14
+msgid " Docs, your new essential tool for organizing, sharing and collaborate on your documents as a team. "
+msgstr " Docs, Ihr neues unverzichtbares Werkzeug zum Organisieren, Teilen und Zusammenarbeiten an Dokumenten im Team. "
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation.html:230
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation2.html:235
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation.txt:16
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation2.txt:17
+msgid "Brought to you by La Suite Numérique"
+msgstr "Bereitgestellt von La Suite Numérique"
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation2.html:190
+#, python-format
+msgid "%(username)s shared a document with you"
+msgstr "%(username)s hat ein Dokument mit Ihnen geteilt"
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation2.html:197
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation2.txt:8
+#, python-format
+msgid "%(username)s invited you as an %(role)s on the following document :"
+msgstr "%(username)s hat Sie als %(role)s zum folgenden Dokument eingeladen:"
+
+#: core/templates/mail/html/invitation2.html:228
+#: core/templates/mail/text/invitation2.txt:15
+msgid "Docs, your new essential tool for organizing, sharing and collaborate on your document as a team."
+msgstr "Docs, Ihr neues unverzichtbares Werkzeug zum Organisieren, Teilen und gemeinsamen Arbeiten an Dokumenten im Team."
+
+#: impress/settings.py:177
+msgid "English"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: impress/settings.py:178
+msgid "French"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: impress/settings.py:176
+msgid "German"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/backend/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/src/backend/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 7c3ba97f..ff9154fc 100644
--- a/src/backend/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/src/backend/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -345,11 +345,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "This mail has been sent to %(email)s by %(name)s [%(href)s]"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: impress/settings.py:176
+#: impress/settings.py:177
 msgid "English"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: impress/settings.py:177
+#: impress/settings.py:178
 msgid "French"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: impress/settings.py:176
+msgid "German"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/backend/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/src/backend/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 07894e5d..3ed80040 100644
--- a/src/backend/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/src/backend/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -345,11 +345,14 @@ msgstr "Proposé par La Suite Numérique"
 msgid "This mail has been sent to %(email)s by %(name)s [%(href)s]"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: impress/settings.py:176
+#: impress/settings.py:177
 msgid "English"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: impress/settings.py:177
+#: impress/settings.py:178
 msgid "French"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: impress/settings.py:176
+msgid "German"
+msgstr ""