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Berliner Bürgerwehr III

17 Wednesday Jul 2019

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After some nerve-wracking sewing, it’s been a while since I last sewed a book, Berliner Bürgerwehr is now repaired and back together.
I’m not 100% happy with it, I never am, but it’s now far more robust than it was and most importantly nothing original has been lost. Another 167 years shouldn’t be a problem.

 

Unser Preußen – Ausdrucke

05 Friday Jul 2019

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Also, mein Exemplar von Unser Preußen fehlt einige Seiten und eine Karte, deswegen kaufte ich ein anderes Exemplar. Jetzt ist das erste demontiert worden, weil ich die Ausdrucke scannen wollte.

Hier sind die erste zwei,  und es kommt noch viel mehr.

Unbekannten Helden

05 Wednesday Jun 2019

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Feldprediger Segebarth während des Schlacht bei Czaslau, 17. Mai 1742:

Ein tapferer Feldprediger Namens Segebarth erwarb sich um den Gewinn der Schlacht durch die Preußen ein großes Verdienst, indem er den Soldaten mit leuchtendem Beispiel voranging.
Er hielt mitten im Kugelregen standhaft aus, und wenn die Mannschaften in dem furchtbaren Feuer weichen wollen, ermunterte er sie mit begeisterten Worten zum Ausharren.

Jederzeit Kampfbereit, S. 128/129.

 

 

Wilhelm II Reconsidered

04 Tuesday Jun 2019

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A bit late in the day, but this seems relevant on the Todestag of Wilhelm II.

If even part of this American gentleman’s description of ‘Kaiser Bill’ is correct then it seems several people may have not been telling us the truth all these years (as demonstrated in parts of that Wikipedia link above). Wer hätte das gedacht…

The German Emperor, from What is Back of the War by Albert Beveridge.

Der Hauptmann & der alte Fritz

23 Saturday Mar 2019

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Well it’s taken a year but I’ve finally got round to reading Wie ich Hauptmann von Köpenick wurde, an interesting little story.
Despite his best efforts Wilhelm Voigt doesn’t come across as a particularly sympathetic figure, most of the time up until the main event is a litany of “I didn’t do it” or “it wasn’t my fault” that would be familiar to any modern copper. Even the actual robbery itself was apparently only carried out so that he could get the passport that had been denied to him by the authorities, in fact he took the money against his will when the clerk insisted. Right.
I liked his reference to Hans Kohlhase, another nice little story previously unknown to me.

Part of the reason for the posting gap (apart from sloth) was my recent trip to Brandenburg an der Havel, a lovely town to which I hope to return later this year. I was disappointed not to be able to find the Bund der Vertriebenen museum, which didn’t appear to be where it said it was, maybe it was me… “Ein Viertel der Stadtbevölkerung hat Vorfahren in Pommern, Ostpreußen beziehungsweise Schlesien oder sind Sudetendeutsche und Donauschwaben.”

While there I took the opportunity to hop on the train and visit Sanssouci for the first time, in the rain unfortunately. The palace tour itself was one of those awful audioguide affairs, which I declined to join in with, but just being there was pleasure enough, although I have to say that Frederician Rococo is a little much for my taste. I also confirmed that the print on my wall of the famous Anton Graff portrait of Frederick is indeed a mirror image, facing right instead of left. Nobody else will know hopefully.
Most of the photos of the interior are enough to make your eyes bleed, but I had to visit the great man himself, here’s the proof. I forgot to bring potatoes, they probably sell them for a tenner each in the tourist shop where I bought my classy fridge magnets.

Adalbert und die Schuhe

14 Thursday Feb 2019

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From Kotzebue’s Preussens ältere Geschichte, Volume 1:

Selbst bey Nacht, wenn tiefer Schlaft das ganze Hoflager deckte, schlich er von Kammer zu Kammer, entwandte eines jeden Schuhe, gleichviel ob eines Fürsten oder Thürstehers, und reinigte sie; lange blieb der fromme Dieb verborgen, bis endlich Walther, ein Kämmerer,  ihn überraschte.

So the holy Adalbert nicked peoples’ shoes in the night and cleaned them? Curious behaviour, even for a saint. Reminds me I must polish my DMs tonight…

A mystery…

18 Friday Jan 2019

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I like a mystery.

So according to Lucas David, as reported by Kotzebue in Preussens ältere Geschichte, Band I, a wagonload or so of documents was taken from Königsberg to Krakau in the 16th Century, subsequently captured by the Swedish army (presumably in one of the 17th Century invasions) and taken back to Sweden, possibly to Uppsala University. Rumours from Sweden later alleged that they were destroyed in a fire at Stockholm castle.

Is any of this true, do they still exist? I’d like to know.

Preußisches Staatsarchiv Königsberg

17 Thursday Jan 2019

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Ich würde gerne im geheimen Archive in Königsberg Schloß sitzen und alle die schöne Bücher lesen. Aber es ist leider viel zu spät.

Erstochen vor meiner Familie, nicht so viel…

Leuthen

05 Wednesday Dec 2018

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Today in 1757, Prussia won the Battle of Leuthen.

Graf Moltke

24 Wednesday Oct 2018

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Ein neuer Erwerb, mal wieder…

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