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Prussia part one

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 12, 2019
Post category:States

Prussia part oneWhen Germany unified there were four kingdoms, Prussia being the most powerful. The other kingdoms were Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg. Napoleon had elevated these three to kingdoms as…

Imperial Germany

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 10, 2019
Post category:Formation of Germany

Imperial Germany consisted of the following: Prussia (incl. Lauenburg) Bavaria Württemberg Saxony Baden Mecklenburg-Schwerin Saxe-Weimar Mecklenburg-Strelitz Oldenburg Brunswick Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Anhalt Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Waldeck Reuss (Elder Line) Reuss (Younger…

The North German Confederation

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 8, 2019
Post category:Formation of Germany

The North German ConfederationThe North German Confederation was created in 1867 and primarily centered north of the Main River. Prussia led the 22 member states.Prussia (incl. Lauenburg)SaxonyMecklenburg-SchwerinSaxe-WeimarMecklenburg-StrelitzOldenburgBrunswickSaxe-MeiningenSaxe-AltenburgSaxe-Coburg-GothaAnhaltSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-SondershausenWaldeckReuss (Elder Line)Reuss (Younger…

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 7, 2019
Post category:Formation of Germany

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871France felt it had lost its primacy over central Europe during the 1866 war. Tensions between France and the North German Confederation mounted steadily, causing France to embark…

Hesse

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 6, 2019
Post category:States

HesseThis blog clarifies a lot of confusion. I am probably causing more. I need to set a few things straight about this state. It came into triangle shaped halves one…

The Austria-Prussian War of 1866

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 4, 2019
Post category:Formation of Germany

The Austria-Prussian War of 1866The Gastein Convention was short-lived. Austria violated the agreement to settle any disputes directly with Prussia when it took its disputes about Holstein directly to the…

The Danish Wars

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 2, 2019
Post category:Formation of Germany States

The Danish WarsTwo German-Danish Wars intervened to influence the make-up of the German Confederation. In 1815, the province of Holstein was admitted to the German Confederation because the population was…

The Germanic Confederation and the Zollverein

Post author:joerookery
Post published:September 2, 2019
Post category:Formation of Germany

The Germanic Confederation and the Zollverein There is general agreement that the First Reich was the Holy Roman Empire, and the Third Reich was Nazi Germany. In 1923, a German…

Infantry company and battalion

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 31, 2019
Post category:Infantry

Battalions and Companies of InfantryThe staff of each battalion had a commander, usually a major, a captain (so-called staff captain), the battalion adjutant (usually a second lieutenant), four company commanders…

Alsace-Lorraine part two

Post author:joerookery
Post published:August 30, 2019
Post category:States

Alsace-Lorraine part twoTheir military superiors generally considered the soldiers from Alsace-Lorraine unreliable. Those who were considered a significant problem were transferred to the Eastern front against the Russians and away…