More because of lines of Willy like: „Wie die Hunnen unter ihren König Etzel werden wir in China einfallen! Das Wort Deutscher soll in China das bedeuten, was „Hunne“ in Europa bedeutet! Das nie ein Chinese es sich wagt, einen Deutschen auch nur scheel anzusehen!“
So Wilhelm II. basically said to German troops leaving for China to defeat the Boxer Rebellion, to ravage the country like the Huns did in Europe, so that the Chinese will always be in fear of the Germans. Obviously the international press used that against Germany.
LanChriss on February 24th, 2020 at 07:51 UTC »
More because of lines of Willy like: „Wie die Hunnen unter ihren König Etzel werden wir in China einfallen! Das Wort Deutscher soll in China das bedeuten, was „Hunne“ in Europa bedeutet! Das nie ein Chinese es sich wagt, einen Deutschen auch nur scheel anzusehen!“
So Wilhelm II. basically said to German troops leaving for China to defeat the Boxer Rebellion, to ravage the country like the Huns did in Europe, so that the Chinese will always be in fear of the Germans. Obviously the international press used that against Germany.
ordinary_lettuce on February 24th, 2020 at 08:25 UTC »
Didnt the pickel on the haube serve a practical function? I vaguely remember it being meant to block downward sword strikes to the head.
May be wrong here tho
dekenmeester on February 24th, 2020 at 09:11 UTC »
I never heard an imperial German say that