German Empire
29 entries in the German Empire compendium.
German EmpireGerman state from 1871 unification to 1918 revolution.Agrarian conservatism in GermanyRomantic, reactionary ideology seeking a return to pastoral life.Battle of ŁomżaSpring 1915 battles on the Eastern Front.Battle of Vilnius (1915)German offensive failed to take Daugavpils despite initial breakthroughs.Bug–Narew offensiveGerman offensive broke Russian lines, captured 215,000 prisoners.Carolines Question1885 colonial dispute resolved by papal arbitration.Couillet TreatyForced war indemnity imposed on Charleroi by German army in 1914.Emperor William monumentsMonuments to William I, German Emperor, erected after 1888.Flag of the German EmpireNational flag of the German Empire from 1892 to 1918.German ReichConstitutional name for the German nation state from 1871 to 1945.Heil dir im SiegerkranzImperial anthem of the German Empire, 1871–1918.Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United KingdomPre-First World War German invasion schemes against Britain.Imperial plan of 1870Bismarck's plan to crown a German Emperor.KaiserbriefLetter prompting William I's acceptance of the German imperial crown.Kreuznach Conference (August 9, 1917)German conference where military imposed expansionist war aims on civilians.MittelafrikaGerman geostrategic concept for central and east Africa.OstpreußenliedRegional anthem of East Prussia until 1945.Paragraph 175German law criminalizing male homosexual acts from 1871 to 1994.Paragraph 183German law used historically against cross-dressing and homosexual acts.Proclamation of the German EmpireProclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor at Versailles in 1871.Riga–Šiauliai offensiveGerman offensive diverted Russian forces and reached Riga's approaches.SedantagSemi-official German Empire holiday commemorating the 1870 Battle of Sedan.Three Emperors' CornerTripoint of three empires that partitioned Poland, 1871–1918.Timeline of the German EmpireUnified German state under Prussian leadership, 1871–1918.Titles and emblems of the German Emperor after 1873Fixed titles and coats of arms of the German Emperor after 1873.Urbanization in the German EmpireMass rural-to-urban migration reshaped German society and politics.WilhelminismThe era of Kaiser Wilhelm II, marked by conservatism and cultural ferment.History of Germany during World War IGerman Empire fought as Central Power, ended with revolution.Year of the Three EmperorsThree emperors ruled Germany in 1888.
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