“Teacher, Founder of the Hostel, a Witness to the Unofficial 1914 Christmas Truce... the Man Who Dreamed of Peaceful International Understanding...”THE TEACHERRichard Schirrmann was born in the East Prussian town…
Matthias Erzberger was born on September 20, 1875 in Buttenhausen (today part of Münsingen) in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He attended the seminaries in Schwäbisch Hall and Bad Saulgau, graduating…
MILITARY RISEMoritz Ferdinand Freiherr von Bissing was born at Ober Bellmannsdorf on January 30, 1844 in the province of Silesia. His father (also named Moritz von Bissing) was a member…
THE EAGLEErnst Udet was born in Frankfurt am Main on April 26, 1896. He grew up in Munich, well known for his sunny temperament and fascination with aviation.In his youth,…
Heinrich Paul Christian Richard Eckermann was born on July 15, 1862 near Ratzeburg. He was the fourth child of the justice-councillor Rudolf Eckermann (1824-1904) and his wife Marie (1840-1873). At…
Alfred Julius Eduard List was born in Munich on December 19, 1864. He was the son of a study inspector and professor at the Cadet Corps.Upon his graduation from the…
EARLY YEARSKarl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht was born in Leipzig on August 13, 1871. He was the son of Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht and his second wife Natalie…
Max Hoffmann: The Eastern Warrior, the Russophile, and the Genius Behind H-LEARLY YEARSCarl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann was born on January 25, 1869 in Homberg (Efze) in the Grand Duchy of…
Born on the first of August 1894, Kurt Wintgens belonged to a military family in Neustadt in Oberschlesien (now Prudnik, Poland). He began his military service when he joined the…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XLIILeberecht Maaß NAVAL RISE Born in Korkenhagen in the Prussian province of Pomerania (now Budzieszowce, Poland) on November 24, 1863, Leberecht Maaß entered the Kaiserliche Marine at the…