I enjoyed reading this article, partly because I have German ancestry and because I think that it contains some great information about the history of German Americans. I would like to see something about the German internment camps or the German POW camps in America during WWI and WWII. Many...
However, this affection for German Americans dramatically ended at America’s declaration of war on Germany during WWI. Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare against American civilian ships infamously let the public hold grudge against German Americans. Abruptly, German curricula were revoked, German ...
U-boats attacked not only food and oil supplies bound for the British Isles, but passenger ships as well. On May 7, 1915,U-20torpedoed the linerLusitaniaoff the coast of Ireland and killed nearly 1,200 passengers, including 128 Americans. Alarmed at the prospect of an American entry into ...
As one of the Central Powers of the world, the German empire suffered a total of 2,476,897... Learn more about this topic: WW1 Deaths & Casualties | Overview & History from Chapter 17/ Lesson 6 3.6K Learn about the estimated number of deaths reported during World War I. Also learn ...
The Germans had their German Club (Deutsche Klub), the Spaniards their Casino Español, the Brits had the Manila Club, there was the Swiss Club as well as the Nippon Club while the Americans had the University Club, Elks Club and the Army and Navy Club. ...
During WWI, Germany did not produce many propaganda leaflets and those that were produced were disseminated very late in the war. This rare 1918 single-sided WWI leaflet is addressed to American “Coloured” soldiers and promises them a nice heated room and plenty of food in the warm south of...
We began with the eighth scenario in the book, southeast of Butera on the morning of July 11th 1943. Members ofUS 3rd Infantry Divisionare presented with a simple mission of aggressively pushing through the field to link up with their fellow Americans atGela. The Italian force from the 33rd...
authorities governed harshly, confiscating food and property for troops, killing civilians who resisted, and forcing populous to work for the German war effort. These repressive measures were used effectively by the British to sway public opinion in the US, and help persuade the Americans to enter...
One of the members of the club was Vladimir Taussig. Vladimir was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army during WWI, and when Czechoslovakia became a country; he was transferred into the 1st Czech Army. He soon became an officer and reached the rank of Captain. He lived in Shanghai fro...
During WWI, von Stephanitz used his influence to convince the German military that his new breed of working dog could be useful. The first GSD became a Red Cross dog, and soon took on other roles such as guard, messenger, and supply carrier. After the war, US servicemen were impressed ...