diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/metadata.json b/apps/slidingtext/metadata.json
index 216beb83b..b2c7f6f17 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/metadata.json
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
     {"name":"slidingtext.locale.es.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.es.js"},
     {"name":"slidingtext.locale.fr.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.fr.js"},
     {"name":"slidingtext.locale.jp.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.jp.js"},
+    {"name":"slidingtext.utils.de.js","url":"slidingtext.utils.de.js"},
     {"name":"slidingtext.locale.de.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.de.js"},
+    {"name":"slidingtext.locale.de2.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.de2.js"},
     {"name":"slidingtext.locale.dgt.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.dgt.js"},
     {"name":"slidingtext.locale.hyb.js","url":"slidingtext.locale.hyb.js"},
     {"name":"slidingtext.dtfmt.js","url":"slidingtext.dtfmt.js"}
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
index c8931220c..47a24ea6a 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ function initDisplay(settings) {
     vsmall: [20,15],
     ssmall: [22,17],
     small: [25,20],
-    msmall: [28,22],
+    msmall: [29,22],
     medium: [40,25],
     mlarge: [45,35],
     large: [50,40],
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de.js
index e18529aee..7be61e965 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de.js
@@ -1,72 +1,10 @@
 const DateFormatter = require("slidingtext.dtfmt.js");
+const germanHoursToText = require("slidingtext.utils.de.js").germanHoursToText;
+const germanMinsToText = require("slidingtext.utils.de.js").germanMinsToText;
 
-const germanNumberStr = [ ["NULL",""], // 0
-    ["EINS",""], // 1
-    ["ZWEI",""], //2
-    ["DREI",''], //3
-    ["VIER",''], //4
-    ["FÜNF",''], //5
-    ["SECHS",''], //6
-    ["SIEBEN",''], //7
-    ["ACHT",''], //8
-    ["NEUN",''], // 9,
-    ["ZEHN",''], // 10
-    ["ELF",''], // 11,
-    ["ZWÖLF",''], // 12
-    ["DREI",'ZEHN'], // 13
-    ["VIER",'ZEHN'], // 14
-    ["FÜNF",'ZEHN'], // 15
-    ["SECH",'ZEHN'], // 16
-    ["SIEB",'ZEHN'], // 17
-    ["ACHT",'ZEHN'], // 18
-    ["NEUN",'ZEHN'], // 19
-];
-
-const germanTensStr = ["NULL",//0
-    "ZEHN",//10
-    "ZWANZIG",//20
-    "DREIßIG",//30
-    "VIERZIG",//40
-    "FÜNFZIG",//50
-    "SECHZIG"//60
-]
-
-const germanUnit = ["",//0
-    "EINUND",//1
-    "ZWEIUND",//2
-    "DREIUND",//3
-    "VIERUND", //4
-    "FÜNFUND", //5
-    "SECHSUND", //6
-    "SIEBENUND", //7
-    "ACHTUND", //8
-    "NEUNUND" //9
-]
-
-function germanHoursToText(hours){
-    hours = hours % 12;
-    if(hours === 0){
-        hours = 12;
-    }
-    if(hours === 1){
-        return "EIN"
-    } else {
-        return germanNumberStr[hours][0];
-    }
-}
-
-function germanMinsToText(mins) {
-    if (mins < 20) {
-        return germanNumberStr[mins];
-    } else {
-        const tens = (mins / 10 | 0);
-        const word1 = germanTensStr[tens];
-        const remainder = mins - tens * 10;
-        const word2 = germanUnit[remainder];
-        return [word2, word1];
-    }
-}
-
+/**
+ * German 12 hour clock
+ */
 class GermanDateFormatter extends DateFormatter {
     constructor() {
         super();
@@ -74,21 +12,10 @@ class GermanDateFormatter extends DateFormatter {
     formatDate(date){
         const mins = date.getMinutes();
         const hourOfDay = date.getHours();
-        var hours = germanHoursToText(hourOfDay);
-        //console.log('hourOfDay->' + hourOfDay + ' hours text->' + hours)
-        // Deal with the special times first
+        const hours = germanHoursToText(hourOfDay);
         if(mins === 0){
             return [hours,"UHR", "","",""];
-        } /*else if(mins == 30){
-            var hours = germanHoursToText(hourOfDay+1);
-            return ["", "", "HALB","", hours];
-        } else if(mins == 15){
-            var hours = germanHoursToText(hourOfDay);
-            return ["", "", "VIERTEL", "NACH",hours];
-        } else if(mins == 45) {
-            var hours = germanHoursToText(hourOfDay+1);
-            return ["", "", "VIERTEL", "VOR",hours];
-        } */ else {
+        } else {
             const mins_txt = germanMinsToText(mins);
             return [hours, "UHR", mins_txt[0],mins_txt[1]];
         }
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de2.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de2.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4c8c2fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.de2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const DateFormatter = require("slidingtext.dtfmt.js");
+const german24HoursToText = require("slidingtext.utils.de.js").german24HoursToText;
+const germanMinsToText = require("slidingtext.utils.de.js").germanMinsToText;
+
+/**
+ * German 24 hour clock
+ */
+class German24HourDateFormatter extends DateFormatter {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+    }
+    formatDate(date){
+        const mins = date.getMinutes();
+        const hourOfDay = date.getHours();
+        const hours = german24HoursToText(hourOfDay);
+        const display_hours = (hours[1] === '')? ["", hours[0]] : hours;
+        if(mins === 0){
+            return [display_hours[0],display_hours[1],"UHR", "","",""];
+        } else {
+            const mins_txt = germanMinsToText(mins);
+
+            return [display_hours[0],display_hours[1], "UHR", mins_txt[0],mins_txt[1]];
+        }
+    }
+    defaultRowTypes(){ return {
+        large:{
+            size: 'mlarge'
+        }
+    };}
+
+    defaultRowDefs(){
+        return [
+            {
+                type: 'large',
+                init_coords: [0.05,0.06],
+                row_direction: [0.0,1.0],
+                rows: 2
+            },
+            {
+                type: 'medium',
+                init_coords: [0.05,0.5],
+                row_direction: [0.0,1.0],
+                rows: 3
+            }
+        ];
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = German24HourDateFormatter;
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
index b09dc6235..dd7d3ebae 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     }
     console.log("loaded:" + JSON.stringify(settings));
     const locale_mappings = (bangleVersion > 1)? {
-        'en' : { date_formatter: 'en' },
-        'en alt': {
+        'english' : { date_formatter: 'en' },
+        'english alt': {
             date_formatter: 'en',
             row_types: {
                 large:{
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
-        'en2': { date_formatter: 'en2' },
-        'en2 alt': { date_formatter: 'en2',
+        'english2': { date_formatter: 'en2' },
+        'english2 alt': { date_formatter: 'en2',
             row_types: {
                 vsmall: {
                     color: 'minor',
@@ -105,18 +105,19 @@
                 },
             ]
         },
-        'fr': { date_formatter:'fr'},
-        'de': { date_formatter: 'de'},
-        'es': { date_formatter: 'es'},
-        'jp': { date_formatter: 'jp'},
+        'french': { date_formatter:'fr'},
+        'german': { date_formatter: 'de'},
+        'german 24h': { date_formatter: 'de2'},
+        'spanish': { date_formatter: 'es'},
+        'japanese': { date_formatter: 'jp'},
         'hybrid': { date_formatter: 'hyb'},
         'digits': { date_formatter: 'dgt'},
     } : {
-        'en' : { date_formatter: 'en' },
-        'fr': { date_formatter:'fr'},
-        'de': { date_formatter: 'de'},
-        'es': { date_formatter: 'es'},
-        'jp': { date_formatter: 'jp'},
+        'english' : { date_formatter: 'en' },
+        'french': { date_formatter:'fr'},
+        'german': { date_formatter: 'de'},
+        'spanish': { date_formatter: 'es'},
+        'japanese': { date_formatter: 'jp'},
         'hybrid': { date_formatter: 'hyb'},
         'digits': { date_formatter: 'dgt'},
     }
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.utils.de.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.utils.de.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a240f8dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.utils.de.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+const germanNumberStr = [ ["NULL",""], // 0
+    ["EINS",""], // 1
+    ["ZWEI",""], //2
+    ["DREI",""], //3
+    ["VIER",""], //4
+    ["FÜNF",""], //5
+    ["SECHS",""], //6
+    ["SIEBEN",""], //7
+    ["ACHT",""], //8
+    ["NEUN",""], // 9,
+    ["ZEHN",""], // 10
+    ["ELF",""], // 11,
+    ["ZWÖLF",""], // 12
+    ["DREI","ZEHN"], // 13
+    ["VIER","ZEHN"], // 14
+    ["FÜNF","ZEHN"], // 15
+    ["SECH","ZEHN"], // 16
+    ["SIEB","ZEHN"], // 17
+    ["ACHT","ZEHN"], // 18
+    ["NEUN","ZEHN"], // 19
+    ["ZWANZIG",""], // 20
+    ["EIN","UNDZWANZIG"], // 21
+    ["ZWEI","UNDZWANZIG"], //22
+    ["DREI","UNDZWANZIG"], // 23
+    ["VIER","UNDZWANZIG"] // 24
+];
+
+const germanTensStr = ["NULL",//0
+    "ZEHN",//10
+    "ZWANZIG",//20
+    "DREIßIG",//30
+    "VIERZIG",//40
+    "FÜNFZIG",//50
+    "SECHZIG"//60
+]
+
+const germanUnit = ["",//0
+    "EINUND",//1
+    "ZWEIUND",//2
+    "DREIUND",//3
+    "VIERUND", //4
+    "FÜNFUND", //5
+    "SECHSUND", //6
+    "SIEBENUND", //7
+    "ACHTUND", //8
+    "NEUNUND" //9
+]
+
+function germanHoursToText(hours){
+    hours = hours % 12;
+    if(hours === 0){
+        hours = 12;
+    }
+    if(hours === 1){
+        return "EIN"
+    } else {
+        return germanNumberStr[hours][0];
+    }
+}
+function german24HoursToText(hours){
+    hours = hours % 24;
+    if(hours === 0){
+        return hours[24] ;
+    } else if(hours === 1){
+        return ["EIN",""];
+    } else {
+        return germanNumberStr[hours];
+    }
+}
+
+
+function germanMinsToText(mins) {
+    if (mins < 20) {
+        return germanNumberStr[mins];
+    } else {
+        const tens = (mins / 10 | 0);
+        const word1 = germanTensStr[tens];
+        const remainder = mins - tens * 10;
+        const word2 = germanUnit[remainder];
+        return [word2, word1];
+    }
+}
+
+exports.germanMinsToText = germanMinsToText;
+exports.germanHoursToText = germanHoursToText;
+exports.german24HoursToText = german24HoursToText;
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