* World News Quick Take Dec 1, 2008
But the plan to reinstate the last home of Kaiser Wilhelm II has been disputed between those who wanted a new centerpiece for east Berlin and those nostalgic for the communist-era palace where they celebrated coming of age parties or went bowling. Yesterday an Italian architectural firm, Francesco Stella, beat 39 other architects to win the contract to design the 18th century Prussian palace, which was destroyed by World War II bombing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Berlin's Royal Palace to Be Rebuilt by Italian Architect Francesco Stella Nov 29, 2008
To make space for reconstruction of the palace inhabited by the Prussian rulers and by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany until his abdication in 1918, authorities are dismantling the last remnants of the Communist-era bronze-glass, steel and concrete Palast der Republik, once home to East Germanys powerless parliament. Reconstruction of the Schloss is slated to start in 2010 and reach completion in 2013 or 2014. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Rare Personal Items of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goring Up for Auction Nov 24, 2008
There is a presentation copy of "Mein Kampf" signed by Adolf Hitler on the flysheet and dated 1937, a scarce field marshal's baton and an original oil portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II in the sale. The military regalia collection consists of hundreds of NSDAP party items, pins, button and armbands, souvenirs, Nazi rings, collar tabs, sleeve shields, iron crosses, merit crosses, medals, badges, caps, uniforms including a rare Miner's uniform, posters and flags. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Speaker outlines religion's role in U.S. wars Sep 10, 2008
The images of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German race were transformed in the eyes of America. Wilhelm had been kind of a bumbling old man, lacking in material ambition, little Kaiser Bill, he said. (Missoulian, MT)
German Stormtroopers in WWI Sep 4, 2008
Young, fit, and highly motivated, Stormtroopers were mainly single men with a high degree of loyalty to Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German monarchy, as well as to one another. Stormtroopers, at their most basic level, operated as small squads. (Suite101.com)
Israeli pre-emption better than cure Aug 5, 2008
Germany's chief of staff, Count Alfred von Schlieffen, tried in vain to persuade the temporizing Kaiser Wilhelm II to attack France when Germany had the upper hand. Had it done so, Europe would have had a six-week war on the scale of 1870 rather than four years of unrelieved slaughter and the disintegration of its civilization. (Asia Times Online)
Namibia demands return of genocide skulls from GermanyWindhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia said German universities should return about47 human skulls, remains of colonial era German genocide which are in German archives, reports said here Wednesday. 23/07/2008 Full Text... Jul 23, 2008
The German colonial army responded ruthlessly, waging war against the hapless pe ople whose defeat was then followed by an 'extermination order' by the German ar m y commander in Namibia, General Lothar van Trotha, who was under the direct comm a nd of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Berlin. Namibia is still pressing for reparations over the massacre of its people. (Panapress.com)
Dangers of 'the best military' Jul 22, 2008
- it's far more in keeping with the bellicose traditions and bumptious rhetoric of Imperial Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II than of an American republic that began its march to independence with patriotic Minutemen in revolt against King George. So consider this a modest proposal from a retired citizen-airman: a small but meaningful act against the creeping militarism of the George W Bush years would be to collectively repudiate our "world's best warfighter" rhetoric and re-embrace instead a... (Asia Times Online)
Zhemchug Vs the Emden 1914 Jul 13, 2008
Her general enemy was the German Pacific squadron of Kaiser Wilhelm II and her particular nemesis was the 3,364- ton German light cruiser Emden. The Emden had separated from the Kaiser's pacific squadron and raided the warm waters far from the European battlefields for months, sinking more than a dozen merchant ships and attacking British colonies. (Suite101.com)
interesting forum on Iran at Mother Jones Jul 4, 2008
" How helpful is it, in your opinion, for those of us on the left to keep reminding Israelis that, whatever other obstacles there may be to peace, the sixty-year-old Israeli dispossession of many Palestinians, continued maltreatment of them, disproportionate violence in Lebanon, and close cooperation with the oppressive Pahlavi regime in Iran are very much live grievances in Iran and throughout the region, and that addressing these historic injustices might enormously reduce threats to Israeli... (Harper's Magazine)
Moscow Hangover Jun 24, 2008
We forced Russia back to the humiliating borders imposed on her by Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Carthaginian Peace of Brest-Litovsk in 1917. We brought the NATO alliance up to Russia s front door. (The American Conservative)
The Holy Rosary (425) May 10, 2008
Kaiser Wilhelm II " Col.Marklar wrote on Apr 30, 2008 2:16 PM:" WOW. That's catchy. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Racial Bias Is What Some People Want Us to See... No Matter What Apr 2, 2008
com::Racial Bias Is What Some People Want Us to See. No Matter What::By David Almasi. (Townhall.com)
Origin and Causes of World War One Mar 19, 2008
German principalities, united with Prussia by Otto Von Bismarck were a fuse in a powder keg that Balkan volatility could light when unwise Kaiser Wilhelm II took control. The Second Reich. (Suite101.com)
Why Recognize Kosovo? Mar 4, 2008
The great, tolerant, conservative Christian and genuinely democratic civilization of 19th century Central Europe was destroyed because Kaiser Wilhelm II and his policymakers did not heed Bismarck s warning and indulged in their own fantasies of projecting power and bringing enlightenment to the Balkans. What was true then is true now. (Human Events Online)
Fortress inspiration for Middle Earth Jan 27, 2008
The ruins had stood empty for about 250 years until an ambitious early-20th- century restoration by Kaiser Wilhelm II (Germany had annexed Alsace in 1871). The work returned it to its 16th-century heyday, complete with moat and drawbridge and a tower with a view of two other castles on nearby peaks. (Boston Globe)
Letters, mementos help daughter understand dad's military life Nov 17, 2007
By JENNIFER MENSTER Hickory Daily Record. HICKORY, N.C. Amelia McComb Stafford didn't know her father very well growing up. (The Daily Reflector)
Today in History - Nov. 9 Nov 9, 2007
In 1918, it was announced that Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II would abdicate. He then fled to the Netherlands. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Turkey Bristles at Foreign Affairs Resolution Oct 16, 2007
In 1915, during World War I, the Ottoman Empire was on the side of the German Empire, then led by Kaiser Wilhelm II.. At its high point, the Ottoman Empire stretched from Greece to Egypt and everything in between, including Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and the coastal strip of North Africa. (Newsmax)
Karl May and the origins of a German obsession Sep 13, 2007
Kaiser Wilhelm II, like May a fantasist who loved to dress up in exotic costumes, adored May's books. So did Einstein and Albert Schweitzer, Kafka and Fritz Lang. (International Herald Tribune)
Chasing memory: one man's epic quest Aug 19, 2007
He made on-the-fly references to, among many other things, left- handed relief pitchers, Moses, British naval history, the stock market, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Maxwell's equations, the ur-city of Ur, Darwin, Dylan, Kant, Chomsky, Bush, Titian, field theory, drag-racing, his father's perpetual habit of calling him -- intentionally -- by the wrong name, his career as a gas jockey at an all-night service station, Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, Caesar crossing the Rubicon, and the search for the... (Los Angeles Times)
"Sausage dogs" in decline in German homeland Aug 15, 2007
"Waldi," a multi-colored dachshund, was the mascot of the 1972 Munich Olympics and famous German owners include World War Two Afrika Korps commander Erwin Rommel and Kaiser Wilhelm II.. Owners love the long-eared hounds for having an independent, even stubborn, character. (Scientific American)
King, Kaiser, Tsar Jul 24, 2007
And what glorious dysfunction it was that surrounded the "Trade Union of Kings" British King George V, Russian Czar Nicholas II, and German Kaiser Wilhelm II.. Today, only Czar Nicholas, leader of the doomed Romanov clan, is much remembered on this side of the pond. (Christian Science Monitor)
The Stars And Stripes Forever Jul 4, 2007
German Kaiser Wilhelm II had plunged Europe into chaos with his aggressive war policy; now the United States would lend a hand against the Kaiser ... German Kaiser Wilhelm II had plunged Europe into chaos with his aggressive war policy; now the United States would lend a hand against the Kaiser. (Townhall.com)
Internment High Seas Fleet 1918 Apr 22, 2007
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany loved his fleet. He loved it so much that he decided to increase it to the largest in the world, sparking an arms race that was one of the leading factors to world war one. (Suite101.com)
Explaining the NPP philosophy Apr 5, 2007
The partys policy, in the thinking of J B Danquah, "is to liberate the energies of the people for the growth of a property owning democracy in this land, with right to life, freedom and justice, as the principles to which the Government and laws of the land should be dedicated in order specifically to enrich life, property and liberty of each and every citizen. You may be forgiven to construe this doctrine to mean that the overriding objective is to create a property owning democracy. But,... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
See Berlin behind closed doors Jan 21, 2007
In the late 19th century, under Kaiser Wilhelm I and then Kaiser Wilhelm II, the city was transformed,' Werner said. Wilhelm I wanted Berlin to be a grand capital. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
