Prussian Curiosities

Prussian Curiosities

Der Choral von Leuthen

05-12-2022

Hallo Leute! (Es tut mir Leid) It's been a while.Anyway, today is the anniversary of the battle of Leuthen so I had to post something: Spectacular.

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Fridericus - 1937

02-12-2022

A very enjoyable film, and no obvious dodgy propaganda, given the time it was made...I particularly enjoyed the little cameo obviously intended to…

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Leuthen - C.F. Scherenberg

22-07-2022

Another acquisition this month; Leuthen (Gedicht) by Christian Friedrich Scherenberg. I have yet to read it all, but the first verse seems to fit well…

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Triumph des jahres 1813

05-06-2021

Triumph des jahres 1813. Den Deutschen zum neuen JahrI was amused by Dr. Köhler's description of caricatures of Napoleon in Tagebuchblätter eines…

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Wirtshaus in Prettin

31-05-2021

Firstly, today is the 281st anniversary of Frederick the Great's accession to the throne of Prussia. We could definitely do with leaders of his…

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Fritz & the Hohenzollerns

25-04-2021

A nice quote from close to the end of Carlyle's History of Frederick, I now have one volume left to read.Prussia has been a meritorious Nation; and,…

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