This newspaper extra is part of the 18th of February, 1915, edition. The top headline says ‘What We Captured in East Prussia’, and is a report from the German General Headquarters. The report details that the Germans captured 64,000 Russian troops, along with 71 cannons and over 100 machine guns and planes. At the time, … Continue reading Magdeburgifche Zeitung
The Halberstadt and General News published this paper on February 14th, 1915. The top headline reports on 29,000 Russians being captured in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania as of that date. The Carpathian Winter War was fought in 1915, where snow, freezing temperatures, and the dangerous mountain terrain were more deadly enemies than the Germans. … Continue reading Kriegs Zeitung ( War Newspaper)
Long after the end of World War I, its aftermath shaped much of the political discourse in Germany. This newspaper from 1939 looks back at the beginning of the war in a multi-page spread of photos showing German soldiers marching off to what they thought would be a short war. The enthusiasm of the beginning … Continue reading Hamburger Fremdenblatt
This set of 9 portraits feature important figures from Germany’s history and wars. Included in these portraits are Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kaiser Franz Joseph, Prinze (Prince) Heinrich of Prussia, Kronprinz (Crown Prince) Rupprecht von Bayern, Fürst (Prince) Otto von Bismarck, Kriegminister (War Minister) von Falkenhayn, Generaloberst (Colonel General) von Kluck, Herzog (Duke) Albrecht von Wurttemberg, … Continue reading War Generals
This is 50 Pfennig (cents) of emergency money from the city of Stolberg. It is paper due to its material when gold was no longer linked to the Papiermark, shortly after the beginning of World War One. Notes were decorated with different artwork from artists and time period in Germany’s history. This note, in particular, … Continue reading 50 Notgeld der Stadt Stolberg (harz)
This was a ration card valid for the town of Kempten in December of 1918, valid for half a litre of petroleum. World War One may have ended on November 11th, 1918, but fuel, food, and medicine were all still in short supply. In 1908, the Ford Model T had a fuel efficient of 21 … Continue reading Stadt Kempten Dezember 1918 1/2 Liter Petroleum
Back cover of “Jungdeutschland” cardbook
In The Halberstadt General News’ extra edition from the 26th of August, 1915, the title reports ‘Brest-Litowsk Taken!’, which is a fortress in what is now Brest, Belarus. The article proclaims that “the fortress of Brest-Litowsk has fallen to advancing German troops. German and Austro-Hungarian troops stormed the city on its Western and Northern fronts … Continue reading Allgemeine Zeitung Extrablatt!
The rush at the beginning of the war to stock up led to the slaughtering of a third of Germany’s pigs in 1915, which later damaged fertilizer and food supplies as the war went on. By 1916, a group of women petitioned the government to end the war to bring their boys and husbands back … Continue reading Kartoffelmarke Ersten Zenter