This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

Canadians of German background have contributed a lot to Canadian society. This website tracks the historical importance of German people's contributions, but also shares with all Canadians the current cultural traditions that...

Book cover of the children's book My Very First Little German Book.

Frederick III (October 18, 1831 - June 15, 1888), was German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling for 99 days until his death on June 15, 1888. Frederick III was a war hero during the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the...

These three maps show the German Territories in Africa circa 1915. They include Togo, Cameroon, German Southwest Africa (Namibia), and German East Africa (Tanzania). Maps indicate the general relief of each territory, major rivers, and...

A map of the German Empire in 1914, showing cities, ports, and towns, railroads, canal routes, and rivers. This map includes inserts of the Hamburg and the Berlin vicinity, and a reference key to the German States, and principal cities...

A map showing the formation of the German Empire between 1806 and 1871. This map shows the territory of Prussia after the war with Napoleon in 1806, the territory added to Prussia by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Schleswig and Holstein...

A map showing the German lines around Verdun and the Argonne Forest in 1918. This map shows where the American Army broke through. Up until September 26, 1918, the German defense lines were as indicated by the heavy lines. In Belgium,...

A map of the German Empire in 1885, showing cities, ports, towns, railroads, and rivers. The map is color-coded to show the individual states of the German Empire at the time.

A map showing the states of the German Empire in 1916, including Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden, Hesse, and Wurtemburg. This map includes a key reference to the smaller German states, major cities, and rivers of the region.

Short personal account about the conditions of the German troops when they surrendered at the end of WWII.

This site recalls the capitulation of German submarines on the same day as Germany surrendered. Includes pictures and an analysis of the reactions to unrestricted submarine warfare.

A map of the German Empire in 1906, showing major cities, towns, and ports, railroads, and rivers.

A map showing the canals and navigable rivers of north Germany in 1916. This map illustrates the importance of water transport to the major inland German cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Breslau, Dresden, Dusseldorf, and Cologne.

Spires of the Great Church and German Church (Stockholm)

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Marcus Aurelius receiving the submission of German captives. (From a Bas-relief in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.) -Allen, 1890

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

Canadians of German background have contributed a lot to Canadian society. This website tracks the historical importance of German people's contributions, but also shares with all Canadians the current cultural traditions that...

Canadians of German background have contributed a lot to Canadian society. This website tracks the historical importance of German people's contributions, but also shares with all Canadians the current cultural traditions that...

An image of "The Room of the German School in the New Hermitage", created by Edward Petrovich Hau in 1860 (Watercolour on paper, 303 x 328 mm).

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.