Kaiser Wilhelm II inspecting his troops on the Western Front, July 1917.

Beautiful footage capturing a military parade on the Western Front in July 1917. This footage has been digitized approximately 2 years ago and has been stored very well.
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Wilhelm II's leadership during World War I is being reconsidered with a more nuanced perspective. While he played a role in the war's outbreak, recent scholarship highlights his efforts to prevent its escalation and his genuine concern for his people's welfare. Notably, Wilhelm II, known as the "Peace Kaiser" before the war, was among the only politicians who greatly opposed and tried to prevent the onset of World War I. Wilhelms son, Crown Prince Wilhem, said in 1914 after the outbreak of war "The fact that we were so effectually prepared to defend ourselves is now being used as an argument to convince the world that we desired conflict."
True or not, this is certainly a statement worth considering in the scholarship.
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Wilhelm II's post-war stance, particularly his opposition to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, is gaining greater attention. As one of Hitler's most vocal critics, Wilhelm condemned the Nazi party's actions and ideologies, demonstrating a commitment to principles of democracy and peace. "For the first time, I am ashamed to be German" Wilhelm famously said after the Kristallnacht in 1938.
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Stay tuned as we continue to unveil more exclusive discoveries from our research project as well as development glimpses from our upcoming film, "To Hell and Back."
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[@ahmadsantoso9712]

“Men, if you dare go against me, you sit on this helmet of mine.” -Kaiser Wilhelm-

[@wimweender1306]

Wilhelm für immer ❤

[@rhodesridge]

Note how the Kaiser hides the weakness in his hand by resting it on his sword hilt, the result of by this point decades of practice. Also the fellow shaking his head at 0:52, a subtle seemingly involuntary motion preserved now for over a century.

[@Phalanx11]

He had a withered left arm...check the length...he hid it as best he could.

[@GarabandalKanalDeutschla-kt3ei]

Ein Mann den ich in jugen Jahren pflegte diente bei der Kaisergarde.

[@johnprendergast1338]

Kaiser 1917 " Congratulations ! How have you lived this long "?

[@chriscolton6329]

😂 Those Prussisn marching tunes are unmatchable! Iove listening to them, while watching these old archive films...

[@lorenztensione]

Tanta roba il Kaiserone 🫡

[@simontrigg9059]

Fascinating footage.Disturbing to think that by the time this was filmed well over a million German troops had died in the trenches ,for basically fuck all.

[@WorldWar1InColor]

Yes indeed. This was July 1917, so of the 2.4 Million military fatalities it's safe to assume 1.5 million of their army had been killed by the time this was filmed.

[@simontrigg9059]

@@WorldWar1InColor Dreadful waste of young men,most probably never even had wives.Typically this is never mentioned in the UK on Armistice Day because they were the 'evil enemy',yet Germany did'nt actually start WW1.

[@electrolytics]

Was he getting on that guy at the end for not shaving? Sure looked like it.

[@WorldWar1InColor]

Haha! Maybe! Great observation!

[@user-rd4wj7db6k]

Vive l'Empereur Nicolas II !!!

[@9090Glenn]

this event appears to be included in All's Quiet on the Western Front - the 1979 adaption not the recent GERMAN PROPAGANDA VERSION - the same background music is playing - the soldiers are aligned and respond in the same manner - in the film the Kaiser is in a car not on foot and he is led by two bizarre and Nazi looking motorcyclists which had to have been inspired by Hitler rather than historically accurate - the Kaiser does indeed pin medals to soldiers lapels also as shown here - whether these two events in film and historical are one in the same I have not researched yet - the Kaiser likely visited other areas of the Front - can we claim that somewhere in this footage stood Erich Maria Remarque the soldier-novelist ?

[@WorldWar1InColor]

There is many films of troop inspections by Kaiser Wilhelm, this is just one of them. We are locating them one by one through our research project.
It is surely plausible he was here but keep in mind the Army was 13.5 million soldiers so it is unlikely.

[@cianetti1]

Quanta gente è morta per niente, e nessun monito!!!!

[@WorldWar1InColor]

Millions died for nothing yes.. Its a shame all the cultures and great people all gone.

[@altaxeceandrade87]

The traitor!

[@toadtheparakeet8541]

to Who?

[@altaxeceandrade87]

@@toadtheparakeet8541 for German people

[@toadtheparakeet8541]

@@altaxeceandrade87 He build the greatest part of German history

[@altaxeceandrade87]

@@toadtheparakeet8541 why he died in exile?

[@toadtheparakeet8541]

@@altaxeceandrade87 because of the war?

[@algardner5228]

Beautiful sight.and now look at Europe today,pathetic