diff --git a/docs/timeline/index.html b/docs/timeline/index.html
index c7051a57..a4cf02cc 100644
--- a/docs/timeline/index.html
+++ b/docs/timeline/index.html
@@ -1749,6 +1749,13 @@ var options = {
         <code>nl_NL</code><br>
         <code>nl_BE</code>
       </td>
+    </tr>
+	<tr>
+      <td>German</td>
+      <td>
+        <code>de</code><br>
+        <code>de_DE</code><br>
+      </td>
     </tr>
   </table>
 
diff --git a/examples/timeline/other/localization.html b/examples/timeline/other/localization.html
index ee1beeea..5b58923b 100644
--- a/examples/timeline/other/localization.html
+++ b/examples/timeline/other/localization.html
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <option value="en" selected>en</option>
     <option value="it">it</option>
     <option value="nl">nl</option>
+    <option value="de">de</option>
   </select>
 </p>
 
@@ -64,4 +65,4 @@
   select.onchange();
 </script>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/lib/timeline/locales.js b/lib/timeline/locales.js
index 50cbe03b..781deb4a 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/locales.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/locales.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ exports['it'] = {
   current: 'attuale',
   time: 'tempo'
 };
+exports['it_IT'] = exports['it'];
+exports['it_CH'] = exports['it'];
 
 // Dutch
 exports['nl'] = {
@@ -19,3 +21,10 @@ exports['nl'] = {
 };
 exports['nl_NL'] = exports['nl'];
 exports['nl_BE'] = exports['nl'];
+
+// German
+exports['de'] = {
+  current: 'Aktuelle',
+  time: 'Zeit'
+};
+exports['de_DE'] = exports['de'];