Prussian Army in the Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War, or the German War, was the result of a series of political and economic conflicts that had been going on between Prussia and...
August 17, 2019
Prussian History
History of the Iron Cross
After Napoleon’s disastrous Russian campaign, a general uprising took place in Prussia and other German lands against his invasion. Prussians, having been under Napoleon’s rule...
August 10, 2019
5 Interesting Facts About Brandenburg Gate
There was another, smaller Brandenburg Gate at the spot of the current one. The first Brandenburg Gate, also called Tiergarten Tor, was already in use...
July 28, 2019
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humoldt was born to a noble Prussian family on 22 June 1767 in Potsdam. Wilhelm, who was also the brother of famous Alexander...
July 20, 2019
Prussian Army in the Second Schleswig War
Coming into 1863, the conflict between Prussia and Denmark had been escalating for quite some time. The main issue was about the Duchies of Schleswig,...
July 13, 2019
Hegel: A Biography
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, as a child of an officer, was born in Stuttgart on August 27, 1770. Having studied on theology in Tübingen, he...
July 5, 2019
Enlightenment and German Idealism
Enlightenment was an intellectual movement which concerned such things as God, Nature, Human beings, Reason etc. Center of the Enlightenment thought were the use of...
June 29, 2019
Frederick William I: The Soldier King
The Crown Prince Born on 14 August 1688, Frederick William was the only son of King Frederick I and his wife Queen Sophie Charlotte of...
June 18, 2019
Carl von Clausewitz
His Early Years Carl von Clausewitz was born on 1 June 1780 in Burg, near Madgeburg. His father came from a pastor family and he...
June 10, 2019
5 Interesting Facts About the Hohenzollern Castle
1. Hohenzollern Castle has been privately owned by the Hohenzollern family for almost a thousand years now. Hohenzollern Castle is the dynastic home of the...
June 9, 2019