Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Ottoman Empire, continues with a video describing how the Ottoman sultan joined the Central Powers during World War I ...

Archduke Johann of Austria (1782 — 1859) was called upon to serve as regent of the empire. He was the head of state in the German federation until the free elections. His appointment was the ...

When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Turkey was established. The German Empire became Germany, and Germany lost substantial territory outside Europe. For more information about the history of World ...

John Philip Koeller's family has an interesting lineage connected to Alsace, France, a region that was at one time part of the German Empire. His great-grandfather took part in the French invasion ...

Repudiating the conditions of the Versailles treaty that ended World War I, Hitler sought to expand the German empire. Beginning with the remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936, Hitler made ...

a new imperial constitution was set up within the now unified German states Wilhelm I, was officially recognised as Emperor (Kaiser) of the German Empire ...

The arrival of money, ammunition, and millions of soldiers helped tilt the balance of the war and led to the defeat of the German Empire. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States ...

Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty. It has been a prosperous trading town since the ...

The new German federal government is planning hundreds of billions of euros in new debt. With this, Germany joins the ranks of the heavily indebted states of the Eurozone. Officially, the funds are ...