diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7488e31c1f1..05196f8e9c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 - Added an additional icon to distinguish DOI and URL links ([feature request #696](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/696))
 - Added nbib fields to Medlineplain importer
 - Implemented [#1342](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/1342): show description of case converters as tooltip 
+- Updated German translation
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed [#473](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/473): Values in an entry containing symbols like ' are now properly escaped for exporting to the database
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_de.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_de.properties
index b4d9f818700..e50c261d213 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_de.properties
@@ -2332,74 +2332,74 @@ Female_names=weibliche_Namen
 Male_name=männlicher_Name
 Male_names=männliche_Namen
 Mixed_names=gemischte_Namen
-Neuter_name=neutrischer_Name
-Neuter_names=neutrische_Namen
+Neuter_name=neutraler_Name
+Neuter_names=neutrale_Namen
 
 Lookup_DOI=Suche_DOI
-No_DOI_found=Kein_DOI_gefunden
-
-Audio_CD=
-British_patent=
-British_patent_request=
-Candidate_thesis=
-Collaborator=
-Column=
-Compiler=
-Continuator=
-Data_CD=
-Editor=
-European_patent=
-European_patent_request=
-Founder=
-French_patent=
-French_patent_request=
-German_patent=
-German_patent_request=
-Line=
-Master's_thesis=
-Page=
-Paragraph=
-Patent=
-Patent_request=
-PhD_thesis=
-Redactor=
-Research_report=
-Reviser=
-Section=
-Software=
-Technical_report=
-U.S._patent=
-U.S._patent_request=
-Verse=
-
-change_entries_of_group=
-odd_number_of_unescaped_'\#'=
-Plain_text=
-Show_diff=
-character=
-word=
-
-Show_symmetric_diff=
-
-HTML_encoded_character_found=
-
-booktitle_ends_with_'conference_on'=
-All_external_files=
-
-OpenOffice/LibreOffice_integration=
-
-incorrect_control_digit=
-incorrect_format=
-
-Expected_"%0"_to_contain_whitespace=
-Syntax_error_in_regular-expression_pattern=
+No_DOI_found=Keine_DOI_gefunden
+
+Audio_CD=Audio_CD
+British_patent=Britisches_Patent
+British_patent_request=Britischer_Patentantrag
+Candidate_thesis=Beliebige_Abschlussarbeit
+Collaborator=Mitarbeiter
+Column=Spalte
+Compiler=Zusammensteller
+Continuator=Fortsetzer
+Data_CD=Daten_CD
+Editor=Herausgeber
+European_patent=Europäisches_Patent
+European_patent_request=Europäischer_Patentantrag
+Founder=Gründer
+French_patent=Französisches_Patent
+French_patent_request=Französischer_Patentantrag
+German_patent=Deutsches_Patent
+German_patent_request=Deutscher_Patentantrag
+Line=Zeilennummer
+Master's_thesis=Master/Magisterarbeit
+Page=Seite
+Paragraph=Abschnitt
+Patent=Patent
+Patent_request=Patentantrag
+PhD_thesis=Dissertation
+Redactor=Redaktor
+Research_report=Forschungsbericht
+Reviser=Sekundärer_Herausgeber
+Section=Paragraph
+Software=Programm
+Technical_report=Technischer_Bericht
+U.S._patent=Patent_der_Vereinigen_Staaten
+U.S._patent_request=Patentantrag_der_Vereinigten_Staaten
+Verse=Vers
+
+change_entries_of_group=Ändere_Einträge_der_Gruppe
+odd_number_of_unescaped_'\#'=Ungerade_Anzahl_an_'\#'_Maskierungszeichen
+Plain_text=Klartext
+Show_diff=Zeige_Änderungen
+character=Zeichen
+word=Wort
+
+Show_symmetric_diff=Zeige_Änderungen_symmetisch
+
+HTML_encoded_character_found=HTML_kodiertes_Zeichen_gefunden
+
+booktitle_ends_with_'conference_on'=Buchtitel_endet_mit_'Konferenzbericht'
+All_external_files=Alle_externen_Dateien
+
+OpenOffice/LibreOffice_integration=OpenOffice/LibreOffice-Integration
+
+incorrect_control_digit=Falsche_Prüfziffer
+incorrect_format=Falsches_Format
+
+Expected_"%0"_to_contain_whitespace=Erwartete_Leerzeichen_in_"%0"
+Syntax_error_in_regular-expression_pattern=Syntaxfehler_in_Regulärem_Ausdruck
 Copy_version_to_clipboard=Kopiere_Version_in_die_Zwischenablage
 Copied_version_to_clipboard=Version_in_die_Zwischenablage_kopiert
-BibTeX_key=
-Message=
+BibTeX_key=BibTeX-Key
+Message=Nachricht
 
-Get_fulltext=
+Get_fulltext=Hole_Volltext
 
-Download_from_URL=
+Download_from_URL=Download_von_URL
 
-Decryption_not_supported.=
+Decryption_not_supported.=Entschlüsselung_wird_nicht_unterstützt.