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“Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1913 (colorized)”

01. During WW2, a German soldier named Fritz Christen stood his ground for 3 straight days and knocked out 13 Soviet tanks and killed nearly 100 enemy soldiers single-handedly. #worldwar2 #ww2 #secondworldwar #battle #history #war

Although the photograph speaks for itself, context is still necessary in order to understand all the circumstances surrounding it and the gravity of it. In the image captured, a woman is seen to be openly harassed by two Soviet soldiers, near the West Hall section of the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof central railway terminus. Sadly, it was not an isolated incident - the mass rapes took place in the occupied German territory during and after the war. The act of rape, as per historians, is oftentimes…

Germany is represented by many official and unofficial symbols, which symbolize the country’s long and rich culture and history.

Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, marking the beginning of the Second World War. The invasion was fairly quick.

Prussian crown prince receiving General von Weyhern at Versailles

Germanic Warrior and Woman ...

Kaiser Wilhelm II in exile at Doorn, 1940.