1900s

Dragoons chase down a French messenger on his bike.

Prussian Landwehr (Militia) troops under General von Werder at Hericourt on January 16, 1871.

Our Defense Forces in the African Colonies.

German soldiers train to be able to stay on the back of a horse while jumping.

This postcard is part of a set that shows a Prussian cavalryman wounded in battle, probably set in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). The poem at the top of the picture, entitled “Sunrise … Sunrise”, romanticizes the soldier’s encounter with death. It reads: “Lie still, lie still And accept the fate God wills! I will fight … Continue reading Morgenrot….Morgenrot

This postcard is part of a set showing a Prussian cavalryman who has been wounded in the fighting, probably during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). The poem at the top of the picture, entitled “Sunrise … Sunrise”, romanticizes the soldier’s encounter with death. It reads: “Oh, how quickly, how quickly Does beauty and stature fade away! … Continue reading Morgenrot….Morgenrot

This postcard is part of a set showing a Prussian cavalryman wounded in battle, probably during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). The poem at the top of the card, entitled “Sunrise … Sunrise”, romanticizes the soldier’s encounter with death. It reads: “So what is, what is This short time that we are given? Only troubles, only … Continue reading Morgenrot….Morgenrot

This postcard is part of a set showing a Prussian cavalryman who has been wounded in the fighting, probably during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). The poem at the top of the picture, entitled “Sunrise … Sunrise”, romanticizes the soldier’s encounter with death. It reads: “Oh, how quickly, how quickly Does beauty and stature fade away! … Continue reading Morgenrot….Morgenrot

This postcard is part of a set showing a Prussian cavalryman wounded in battle, probably during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). The poem at the top of the card, entitled “Sunrise … Sunrise”, romanticizes the soldier’s encounter with death. It reads: “Soon the trumpet will sound, Then I will have to depart this life, Both I … Continue reading Morgenrot….Morgenrot