Performance Securities Linked to the Deutsche Bank Currency Returns Plus (USD) Index due October 14*, 2015 Indicative Terms as of September 2, 2010 CUSIP: 2515A0 6V 0 Issuer: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch Tenor: 5 years Index: The Deutsche Bank Currency Returns Plus (USD) Index (Ticker: DBCRPLU Index> Issue Price: 100% of the face amount Participation Rate: 100% to 110% (TBD on the Trade Date) Payment at At maturity, you will receive a cash payment for each $1,000 face Maturity: amount of securities as follows: [] If the Final Level is greater than the Initial Level, $1,000 +[$1,000 x (Index Return x Participation Rate)]. [] If the Final Level is equal to or less than the Initial Level, and the difference is equal to or less than 5%, $1,000. [] If the Final Level is less than the Initial Level by an amount greater than 5%, $1,000 + [$1,000 x (Index Return + Buffer Level)]. Accordingly, the maximum loss on your investment will be 95%, subject to the credit of the Issuer. Buffer Level: 5% Index Return: The performance of the Index from the Initial Level to the Final Level, calculated as follows: Final Level -- Initial Level Initial Level Initial Level: The Index closing level on the Trade Date. Final Level: The Index closing level on the Final Valuation Date. Discounts and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. ("DBSI") will receive a fee from Commissions: the Issuer that will not exceed $30.00 per $1,000 face amount of securities. DBSI, the agent for this offering, is our affiliate. For more information see "Supplemental Underwriting Information (Conflicts of Interest)" in term sheet No. 953B. Best Case Scenario If the Index Return is positive, at maturity investors will receive the face amount of $1,000 plus $1,000 multiplied by 100% to 110% (TBD on the Trade Date) of the Index Return. Any Payment at Maturity is subject to the credit of the Issuer. Worst Case Scenario If the Index Return is less than -5%, an investment in the securities will decline by 1% for every 1% decline in the Index beyond the Buffer Level, with a maximum loss of 95%. Benefits / Positioning * Exposure to the performance of the Deutsche Bank Currency Returns Plus (USD) Index, which reflects a one-third position in each of the Deutsche Bank Balanced Currency Harvest Index, the Deutsche Bank Currency Momentum Index and the Deutsche Bank Currency Valuation Index (the "Underlying Indices") * Offers investors diversification of their U.S. dollar exposure * Investors will have the potential to receive a return equal to 100% to 110% of any positive Index Return. Risk Factors * Because the securities do not offer protection of your investment beyond the Buffer Level, and the return of the securities is linked to the performance of the Index, you may lose up to 95% of your initial investment * An investment in the securities is subject to the credit of the Issuer * You will not receive any coupon payments during the term of the securities * Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index or the Underlying Indices * Currency markets may be volatile, and the components of the Underlying Indices are subject to legal and regulatory risks Important Dates Trade Date October 8*, 2010 Settlement Date October 14*, 2010 Final Valuation Date October 8*, 2015 Maturity Date October 14*, 2015 (5 years) *Expected. In the event that we make any change to the expected Trade Date and Settlement Date, the Final Valuation Date and Maturity Date will be changed so that the stated terms of the securities remain the same. NOT FDIC / NCUA INSURED OR GUARANTEED M AY LOSE VALUE NO B ANK GUARANTEE NOT A DEPOSIT / NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement No. 333-162195 Dated September 2, 2010

Return Scenarios at Maturity Hypothetical Examples (Assumes a Participation Rate of 105%)
Hypothetical Index Performance (%)	Payment at Maturity (per $1,000 invested)	Percentage Return (%)
70.00%	$1,735.00	73.50%
60.00%	$1,630.00	63.00%
50.00%	$1,525.00	52.50%
40.00%	$1,420.00	42.00%
30.00%	$1,315.00	31.50%
20.00%	$1,210.00	21.00%
10.00%	$1,105.00	10.50%
0.00%	$1,000.00	0.00%
-5.00%	$1,000.00	0.00%
-10.00%	$950.00	-5.00%
-20.00%	$850.00	-15.00%
-30.00%	$750.00	-25.00%
-40.00%	$650.00	-35.00%
-50.00%	$550.00	-45.00%
-60.00%	$450.00	-55.00%
-70.00%	$350.00	-65.00%
-80.00%	$250.00	-75.00%
-90.00%	$150.00	-85.00%
-100.00%	$50.00	-95.00%

This hypothetical scenario analysis does not reflect advisory fees, brokerage or other commissions, or any other expenses that an investor may incur in connection with the securities.  No representation is made that any trading strategy or account will, or is likely to, achieve similar returns to those shown above. Hypothetical results are neither an indicator nor guarantee of future returns. Actual results will vary, perhaps materially, from this analysis. The numbers appearing in the above table have been rounded for ease of analysis.

Risk Factors

YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES IS PROTECTED ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF THE BUFFER LEVEL, SUBJECT TO OUR CREDITWORTHINESS — The return on the securities at maturity is linked to the performance of the Index and will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Index Return is positive or negative.  Your investment will be fully exposed to any decline in the Final Level as compared to the Initial Level in excess of the Buffer Level. Accordingly, you could lose up to $950 for each $1,000 that you invest. Payment of any amount at maturity is subject to our ability to meet our obligations as they become due.
CREDIT OF THE ISSUER — The securities are senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer, Deutsche Bank AG, and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. Any payment to be made on the securities, including any Payment at Maturity, depends on the ability of Deutsche Bank AG to satisfy its obligations as they come due. As a result, the actual and perceived creditworthiness of Deutsche Bank AG will affect the value of the securities and in the event Deutsche Bank AG were to default on its obligations you may not receive the Payment at Maturity owed to you under the terms of the securities.
NO PERIODIC COUPON PAYMENTS — You will not receive periodic coupon payments on the securities.
STRATEGY RISK — The strategy reflected in each Underlying Index takes the view that taking long positions in certain currencies and short positions in other currencies will result in a net gain. However, there is no assurance that any of these strategies will be successful. Various market factors and circumstances at any time and over any period could cause, and have in the past caused, such strategies to fail to perform as expected.
THE INDEX HAS LIMITED PERFORMANCE HISTORY — Publication of the Index began in February 2008. Therefore, it has limited performance history and no actual investment which allowed tracking of the performance of the Index was possible before that date.
INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO INVESTING DIRECTLY IN THE INDEX OR THE UNDERLYING INDICES — You may receive a lower Payment at Maturity than you would have received if you had invested directly in the Index or the Underlying Indices.
THE SECURITIES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE SHORT-TERM TRADING INSTRUMENTS — Accordingly, you should be willing and able to hold your securities to maturity.   THE SECURITIES WILL NOT BE LISTED AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE LACK OF LIQUIDITY — The securities will not be listed on any securities GAINS IN CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE UNDERLYING INDICES MAY BE OFFSET BY LOSSES IN OTHER INDEX COMPONENTS — The securities are linked to the performance of the Index, which reflects a one-third investment in each of the Underlying Indices. The Underlying Indices are composed of multiple currency positions. Any gain in one position may be offset by a loss in another position. The performance of the Index will be based on the appreciation or depreciation of the Index as a whole. Therefore, a positive return in one position may be offset, in whole or in part, by a negative return of a lesser, equal or greater magnitude in another position, resulting in an aggregate Index Return equal to or less than zero.
ASSUMING NO CHANGES IN MARKET CONDITIONS OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS, THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES ON THE SETTLEMENT DATE (AS DETERMINED BY DEUTSCHE BANK AG) WILL BE LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE — The original Issue Price of the securities includes the agents’ commission and the cost of hedging our obligations under the securities through one or more of our affiliates. Our hedging costs include the projected profit that we or our affiliates are expected to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. Therefore, the value of the securities on the Settlement Date, assuming no changes in market conditions or other relevant factors, will be less than the original Issue Price. The inclusion of commissions and hedging costs in the original Issue Price will also decrease the price, if any, at which we will be willing to purchase the securities after the Settlement Date, and any sale on the secondary market could result in a substantial loss to you.The securities are not designed to be short-term trading instruments.Accordingly, you should be willing and able to hold your securities to maturity.
CURRENCY MARKETS MAY BE VOLATILE AND THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO EMERGING MARKETS’ POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS — Currency markets may be highly volatile, particularly in relation to emerging or developing nations’ currencies. Foreign currency rate risks include, but are not limited to, convertibility risk and market volatility and potential interference by foreign governments through regulation of local markets, foreign investment or particular transactions in foreign currency. One of the underlying indices of the Index, the Deutsche Bank Balanced Currency Harvest Index, includes currencies from emerging market countries, which are more exposed to the risk of swift political change and economic downturns than their industrialized counterparts. There can be no assurance that future political changes will not adversely affect the economic conditions of an emerging or developing market nation. Political or economic instability is likely to have an adverse effect on the performance of the Deutsche Bank Balanced Currency Harvest Index and the Index, and, consequently, the return on the securities.

exchange. Deutsche Bank AG or its affiliates may offer to purchase the securities in the secondary market but are not required to do so and may cease such market-making activities at any time. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the securities easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the securities, the price at which you may be able to trade your securities is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Deutsche Bank AG or its affiliates are willing to buy the securities.
TRADING AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS BY US OR OUR AFFILIATES IN THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND CURRENCY DERIVATIVE MARKET MAY IMPAIR THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES — We or one or more of our affiliates may hedge our foreign currency exposure from the securities by entering into foreign exchange and currency derivative transactions, such as over-the-counter options. Such trading and hedging activities may affect the Index and make it less likely that you will receive a positive return on your investment in the securities. It is possible that we or our affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging activities while the value of the securities declines. We or our affiliates may also engage in trading in instruments linked to the Index on a regular basis as part of our general broker-dealer and other businesses, for proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to facilitate transactions for customers, including block transactions. We or our affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to changes in the Index. By introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner, we or our affiliates could adversely affect the value of the securities. Any of the foregoing activities described in this paragraph may reflect trading strategies that differ from, or are in direct opposition to, the trading strategy of investors in the securities. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the securities, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our obligations under the securities. In performing these roles, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the securities.
THE U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES ARE UNCLEAR — Significant aspects of the U.S. Federal income tax treatment of the securities are uncertain and the Internal Revenue Service or a court might not agree with the tax consequences described in the accompanying term sheet.
See “Selected Risk Considerations” in term sheet No. 953B and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying product supplement for additional information.

Important Information and Disclosures

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