John Edward Sache began a partnership with photographer WF Westfield to set up a photographic studio named Sache & Westfield ...

Bastiaan Willems offers the first study into the impact and behaviour of the Wehrmacht on its own territory, focusing on the German units fighting in East Prussia and its capital Königsberg. He shows ...

Allied with France and Britain, Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander, agreed to help relieve the French, under attack from Germany, with an offensive in East Prussia. This required mobility ...

When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

The Bank of Prussia (German: Preußische Bank) was the central bank of the Kingdom ... The Bank of Prussia on Jägerstrasse 34-35 in Berlin, around 1850 Map of central Berlin in 1847, with the Bank ...

The article examines the historical transformations and disappearances of various countries influenced by wars, ...

Recapture of what was Germany in 1914 was the first objective: Danzig, the Corridor, and a hump of Upper Silesia (see map, p ... in six main lines. From East Prussia, one force moved on Grudziadz.

Attractions are spread out along the old political boundaries of east and west Berlin ... Berlin Mitte contains some of the most famous German landmarks; it was a pivotal locale for several ...

Among the weathered and once-cracked headstones in Michigan’s historic Brighton Village Cemetery, the dual grave markers for Lt. Col. John Gilluly stand out. It was a late summer day when I was ...

In this game, we’re going through the Tannenberg battle that took place in 1914 where Russia and Germany battled against each other in East Prussia ... points around the map and defending ...

The Old Town is no longer surrounded by fortifications as it was during medieval times, but three of the city gates – the Isar Gate (Isartor) to the east and ... short walk to Germany’s ...

The Germans captured 12,000 men and 80 guns. By September 14, East Prussia was cleared of Russian troops, they continued to retreat across the Neman River. On September 14–15, the German vanguard ...