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The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when Germany changed its form of government to a republic. The German Empire consisted of 25 states, each with its own nobility: four constituent kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory. While Prussia was only one of the four kingdoms in the realm, it contained about two-thirds of the Empire's population and territory, and Prussian dominance was also constitutionally established, since the King of Prussia was also the German Emperor.

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1918-11-09T00:00:00Z
1871 — 1918 German Empire
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A v Werner - Kaiserproklamation am 18 Januar 1871 (3. Fassung 1885)A v Werner - Kaiserproklamation am 18 Januar 1871 (3. Fassung 1885)
German EmpireGerman Empire
Stanford`s map of the German Empire (5003872a)Stanford's map of the German Empire (5003872a)
Robert Koehler - Der Streik (1886)Robert Koehler - Der Streik (1886)
Stanford`s map of the German Empire (5003872b)Stanford's map of the German Empire (5003872b)
Deutsches Reichsgesetzblatt 1878 013 098Deutsches Reichsgesetzblatt 1878 013 098
Colonel Alberti von Armand (1866-1919)Colonel Alberti von Armand (1866-1919)
Study on the Apotheosis of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1888)Study on the Apotheosis of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1888)
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2004-0098, Bernhard Fürst von Bülow (cropped)Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2004-0098, Bernhard Fürst von Bülow (cropped)
Sieg unfern pereinigten Waffen! - postcardSieg unfern pereinigten Waffen! - postcard
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1870Battle of HavanaFrance, German Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1891Battle of Lula-RugaroGerman Empire, battle, Hehe peopleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1904Battle of Namutonibattle, German Empire, OndongaWikidata
eventarmed conflict1904Battle of WaterbergGerman Empire, Herero people, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1910Sokehs rebellionGerman Empire, rebellion, SokehsWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Serbian campaignAustria–Hungary, Russian Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Greece, Kingdom of Montenegro, Kingdom of Serbia, military campaignWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Skirmish at JonchereyGerman Empire, French Third Republic, skirmishWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of Lake MalawiBritish Empire, German Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of AgbeluvhoeGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Portuguese campaign in MozambiqueBritish Empire, German Empire, First Portuguese Republic, military campaignWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of Heligoland BightGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of ZanzibarGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Action of 22 September 1914German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, SM U-9, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of the Vistula RiverGerman Empire, Austria–Hungary, Russian Empire, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle off TexelUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, German Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914First Battle of YpresBelgium, German Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Naulila IncidentGerman Empire, battle, First Portuguese RepublicWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of PenangRussian Empire, French Third Republic, German Empire, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of KilimanjaroBritish Empire, German Empire, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Battle of the Falkland IslandsGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, raid, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914First Battle of ArtoisGerman Empire, Erich von Falkenhayn, battle, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Joseph JoffreWikidata
eventarmed conflict1914First Battle of ChampagneGerman Empire, French Third Republic, Erich von Falkenhayn, battle, Joseph JoffreWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Zeppelin air raid on Norfolk 19-20 January 1915German Empire, Peter Strasser, Horst Julius Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, military operation, airstrikeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battle of Dogger BankGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Sinai and Palestine CampaignBritish Empire, Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Austria–Hungary, German Empire, Otto Liman von Sanders, Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, French Third Republic, Kingdom of Italy, theater of war, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, John Maxwell, Djemal Pasha, Fevzi Çakmak, Archibald James MurrayWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915naval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignBritish Empire, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, German Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battle of Más a TierraGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battle of Hill 60British Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Second Battle of YpresGerman Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Gallipoli CampaignHoratio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, military campaign, William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Wehib Pasha, John de Robeck, Cevat Çobanlı, Henri Gouraud, Ian Hamilton, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Winston Churchill, British Empire, Ottoman Empire, German Empire, Austria–Hungary, Russian Empire, French Third Republic, Otto Liman von Sanders, British Raj, Enver Pasha, French West Africa, Maurice Bailloud, Sarkis Torossian, offensiveWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Second Battle of ArtoisGerman Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battles of the IsonzoAustria–Hungary, German Empire, Kingdom of Italy, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battle of NgaundereGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Second Battle of BolimówGerman Empire, Russian Empire, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battle of Sam KhubisGerman Empire, Baster, engagementWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Battle of the Gulf of RigaRussian Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1915Siege of KovnoRussian Empire, German Empire, siegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Dogger BankNetherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Denmark, German Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of VerdunGerman Empire, French Third Republic, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Bombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Jutlandnaval battle, Canada, Australia, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Storming of Fort VauxGerman Empire, Erich von Falkenhayn, Sylvain Eugène Raynal, French Third Republic, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of the SommeBritish Empire, German Empire, French Third Republic, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Delville WoodBritish Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of FromellesGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Thiepval RidgeJ. R. R. Tolkien, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Dover StraitGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Funchalnaval battle, German Empire, First Portuguese RepublicWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of ArrasBritish Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of Vimy RidgeCanada, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Nivelle OffensiveBritish Empire, Robert Nivelle, German Empire, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, French Third Republic, Erich Ludendorff, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Russian Expeditionary Force in France, offensiveWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Second Battle of the AisneLouis Franchet d'Espèrey, Charles Mangin, Karl von Einem, Denis Auguste Duchêne, François Anthoine, Joseph Alfred Micheler, Georges Louis Humbert, Olivier Mazel, battle, French Third Republic, Max von Boehn, Fritz von Below, German Empire, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Erich Ludendorff, Robert Nivelle, Russian EmpireWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of the HillsFrançois Anthoine, Robert Nivelle, German Empire, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, French Third Republic, Erich Ludendorff, Karl von Einem, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Second Battle of Dover StraitGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Action of 4 May 1917Australia, German Empire, naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of MessinesAustralia, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Dominion of New ZealandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of BjerregårdGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of RigaGerman Empire, battle, Russian RepublicWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Operation AlbionGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Russian Republic, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of Broodseindebattle, Australia, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Dominion of New ZealandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Action off LerwickGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of Moon Soundnaval battle, Russian Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, German EmpireWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of La Malmaisonbattle, Max von Boehn, German Empire, French Third Republic, Paul MaistreWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of CaporettoAustria–Hungary, German Empire, Kingdom of Italy, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of BeershebaBritish Empire, Ottoman Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Action of 17 November 1917United States, German Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Battle of CambraiUnited States, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1917Action of 11–12 December 1917German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of ImbrosGreece, Ottoman Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Spring OffensiveAlberico Albricci, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, offensive, United States, British Empire, German Empire, Dominion of Newfoundland, Erich Ludendorff, French Third Republic, John J. Pershing, First Portuguese Republic, Ferdinand FochWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918First Battle of DernancourtAustralia, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of the LysCanada, United States, Belgium, British Empire, French Third Republic, First Portuguese Republic, battle, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918German bombing of MonroviaGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval bombing of a city, LiberiaWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Capture of Zeebrugge, October 1918United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, German Empire, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Zeebrugge RaidUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle, German EmpireWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of KaniówGerman Empire, Polish II Corps in Russia, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Second Battle of MorlancourtGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Second Battle of the MarneUnited States, German Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Third Battle of the AisneUnited States, German Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of Belleau WoodUnited States, German Empire, French Third Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of AmiensCanada, United States, British Empire, Australia, French Third Republic, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Hundred Days OffensiveBritish Empire, Austria–Hungary, German Empire, Erich Ludendorff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, French Third Republic, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, offensive, Ferdinand Foch, John J. PershingWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Second Battle of the SommeUnited States, British Empire, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of the ScarpeCanada, British Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinAustralia, German Empire, battle, John MonashWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of HavrincourtGerman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Dominion of New ZealandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of Saint-MihielUnited States, Austria–Hungary, French Third Republic, German Empire, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1918Battle of Aleppo (1918)Ottoman Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Hejaz, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1919Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa FlowUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle, scuttling, German EmpireWikidata
eventwar1870Franco-Prussian WarFrench Third Republic, North German Confederation, German Empire, Kingdom of Württemberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Grand Duchy of Baden, war, Second French EmpireWikidata
eventwar1878Nauruan Civil WarNauru, civil war, German EmpireWikidata
eventwar1886Samoan Civil Warcivil war, German Empire, Mata'afa Iosefo, Malietoa LaupepaWikidata
eventwar1891Wahehe Warwar, German Empire, Hehe peopleWikidata
eventwar1896Dagomba-German WarGerman Empire, Gaston Thierry, resistance movement, Valentin von Massow, Hans Gruner, Darimani, Dagbon, Friedrich Rigler, Adolf Mellin, Naa Andani II, Kanbon-Nakpem Ziblim, colonial warWikidata
eventwar1896Adibo dalibattle, resistance movement, Gaston Thierry, German Empire, Valentin von Massow, Hans Gruner, Konkomba people, Yaa Naa, Naa Andani II, Kanbon-Nakpem Ziblim, Anticolonialism, punitive expedition, anti-imperialism, colonial war, counter-insurgencyWikidata
eventwar1897Ngolo-German warPaul Franz Adolf Leßner, German Empire, resistance movement, Oltwig von Kamptz, colonial war, Nakelli, Schutztruppe of Cameroon, Hermann Nolte, NgoroWikidata
eventwar1898Second Samoan Civil WarUnited States, war, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
eventwar1899Fulbe Warwar, German Empire, Adamawa EmirateWikidata
eventwar1900German Military Expedition against Dagbon of 1900German Empire, punitive expedition, military operation, Friedrich Rigler, Adolf Mellin, colonial warWikidata
eventwar1917Russo-Finnish warsFinland, war, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, German Empire, Red Guards, White GuardWikidata
eventwar1917Ukrainian–Soviet Warwar, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, German Empire, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Second Polish Republic, Ukrainian People's Republic, Makhnovshchina, Armed Forces of South RussiaWikidata
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