PSM Data Bank for the Preparation of History Class (Primary Sources Survey: 20th Century, Germany, World War I)

Primary Sources
20th Century \| Germany \| World War I
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Outbreak and Escalation of the War	[P\|S\|M]
In Europa gehen die Lichter aus - Sarajevo, 28. Juni 1914, Schulfunkbeitrag Collegeradio Ernst Vollert describes the atmosphere in Berlin at the time when the First World War broke out Johan Skjoldberg , "Vid varldskriget utbrott", (At the Outbreak of the World War), Ein Schwede beschreibt die Stimmung in Kiel, Deutschland Wilhelm II's War Speeches, Berlin, Juli 31, 1914, from DHM-Berlin , from World War I Document Archiv Wilhelm II's War Speeches, Berlin, August 1st, 1914, von DHM-Berlin , from World War I Document Archiv Berliner Lokalanzeiger zum Ultimatum an Russland (2.August 1914) Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung zum Ultimatum an Russland (2. August 1914) Erklärung des Fraktionsvorsitzenden der SPD, Hugo Haase, in der Reichstagssitzung vom 4. August 1914 Thronrede Wilhelms II., Berlin, 4. August 1914, von DHM-Berlin Aufruf Wilhelms II., Berlin, 6. August 1914, von DHM-Berlin Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum (Appealing for Peace), Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV promulgated on 1 November 1914, from Global Catholic Network Treaties and Alliances Treaty of Alliance Between Germany and Turkey 2 August, 1914, August 2, 1914, from Avalon Project , from World War I Document Archive Propaganda Mocking Cards of the Centrals : Germany versus Italy, from ww1-propaganda-cards.com Picture Postcards, various motives Picture Postcards, various motives (II) Picture Postcards, various motives (III) Picture Postcards, various motives (IV) Picture Postcards, various motives (V) "Kriegserinnerungen" (War Memories) - Postcards sold with a surcharge to support charity (part I) "Kriegserinnerungen" (War Memories) - Postcards sold with a surcharge to support charity (part II) "Kriegserinnerungen" (War Memories) - Postcards sold with a surcharge to support charity (part III) "Kriegserinnerungen" (War Memories) - Postcards sold with a surcharge to support charity (part IV) "Kriegserinnerungen" (War Memories) - Postcards sold with a surcharge to support charity (part V)
The Eastern Front	[P\|S\|M]
Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum (Appealing for Peace), Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV promulgated on 1 November 1914, from Global Catholic Network The Lockstedt Training Corps , from Pauli Kruhse's homepage
The Western Front	[P\|S\|M]
1. Belgium German Request for Free Passage through Belgium, and the Belgian Response, 2-3 August 1914, from Firstworldwar.com The Belgian Grey Book, Diplomatic Correspondence Respecting the War , 24. Juli - 29. August 1914, from World War I Document Archive A letter addressed by the Lord Bishop of Liege, to Commandant Bayer, Governor of Liege, under date of August 18, 1914 De inname van Hooglede op 19 oktober 1914 (Eyewitness report on the Occupation of Hooglede by the Germans in 1914), from Geschiedkundige Aantekeningen over Hooglede Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum (Appealing for Peace), Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV promulgated on 1 November 1914, from Global Catholic Network "The Christmas Truce, 1914" , from Tom Morgan's Hellfire corner Cardinal Mercier, Patriotism and Endurance, pastoral letter, to be read in the first Holy Mass of 1915 throughout the diocesis Letter from Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines (Mechelen), Belgium to Their Eminences the Cardinals and Their Lordships the Bishops of Germany, Bavaria, and Austria-Hungary , November 24, 1915 A letter from his Eminence Cardinal Mercier, Archbischop of Malines, to the Kreischef of the district of Malines, under date January 24, 1915 A communication from His Eminence the Cardinal of Malines, forwarded to the General Government through the agency of Adjutant von Flemming, under date February 10, 1915 Correspondence of the Cardinal of Malines with His Excellency the German Governor-General on the question of outrages suffered by the nuns. On Belgium, based on historical and personal experiences, by K. Lamprecht, shorthand manuscript of a lecture held on March 4th 1915 in Dresden) Bijlage 10: Verslag oorlog 1914-1918 door pastoor Jacobs (Pastor Jacobs, Parish Weelde, reports on the events in his parish during World War I), posted by Heemkundekring Nicolaus Poppelius A list of Belgian communities which have suffered pillage, incendiarism, imprisonment or massacre of part of their population and/or sacrileges of their churchs Cardinal Mercier, "Infractions of the Hague Convention Cardinal Mercier, "For Our Soldiers" , July 21st 1916 Cardinal Mercier, "The Voice of God" , 1916 "Belgium Enslaved", Correspondence between Cardinal Mercier and the German Commanders , 1916 The Holy See and the Deportations , November 29, 1916 1.1 Underground Press "De Stem uit Opwijk" A regularly produced handwritten underground publication, which like a local gazette informs about the events in the village of Opwijk, occupied by the Germans, to those soldiers who fight for Belgium against Germany. 32 issues, in Flemish 1.2 Trench Warfare Van den Grooten Oorlog (The story of Alois De Kindt, The story of a Belgian WW I casualty, lately written down by a family member, after the stories his grandmother told him, a compilation of commented documents, in Dutch, some documents in French) Het oorlogsdagboek 1914-1918 van Louis Lindemans (The War Diary of Louis Lindemans 1914-1918), from Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele Dr. John Mccrae (Canadian, 1872-1918) In Flanders Fields, from University of Toronto Libraries Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant, 5. November 1918 (newspaper report on the front beyond the Belgian border at Sas van Gent), from Heemkundige Kring Sas van Gent, in Dutch De Zeeuwsche Koerier 6. November 1918 (newspaper report on the withdrawal of German troops at the front near Sas van Gent), from Heemkundige Kring Sas van Gent, in Dutch Ter Neuzensche Courant, 7. November 1918 (newspaper report on the front beyond the Belgian border at Zelzate), from Heemkundige Kring Sas van Gent, in Dutch Flemish poem concerning the WW I Trench War, retrospective from the perspective of the next generation. (scroll down voor Iris Van de Casteele, Een Veld vol Papavers) 1.3 Picture postcards featuring war related themes World War - Namur under Artillery Fire Armée belge. Chasseur à cheval (Jaeger on Horse) Ypres. - Les Halles Near Ypres, Campaign 1914/15. Picture Postcards, various motives Picture Postcards, various motives (II) Picture Postcards, various motives (III) Picture Postcards, various motives (IV) Picture Postcards, various motives (V) The Case of Nurse Edith Cavell, from: Belgium Under the German Occupation, A Personal Narrative (1919) by Brand Whitlock, US Minister in Belgium during the Great War The Bryce Report, Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages , from World War I Document Archiv , from Avalon Project De parochie Zepperen tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog Zepperen Parish (Belgium, Dioceses of Liege) in World War I, annonymous chronicle, 1919 posted by Webwijzer van Zepperen, in Dutch; anonymous account of the history of the parish during WW I 2. France 2.1 Picture postcards featuring war related themes Fight over the English Channel - The Inhabitants flee Dunkirk Allied prisoners of war in German camp in Wahn 1914. Standing in line for a meal French prisoners of war in a German camp in Wahn 1914. At lunch Ruins of houses at Bréménil. Remnants of a French artillery battery near Bellevue, north-west of Verdun Picture Postcard to remind of the Great War: Mass Grave near Lagarde The Winners of Metz: Great Battle near Metz and in the Vosges Mountains Picture Postcards, various motives Picture Postcards, various motives (II) Picture Postcards, various motives (III) Picture Postcards, various motives (IV) Picture Postcards, various motives (V) 3. Central America
The South-Eastern Front	[P\|S\|M]
Feldpostkarte: Der Kampf um die Dardanellen. (The fight for the Dardanellen) (
The Home Front	[P\|S\|M]
Muthesius, Hermann, Der Krieg und die deutsche Modeindustrie, von Hermann Muthesius (The war and the German mode industry), Berlin 1915 von Boetticher, Else, Protected by the Goulash Cannon , Berlin 1915 On the Nutritional Value of Hay an its Tapping to feed Men and Domestic Animals, by Hans Friedenthal, Berlin 1915 Stadt- und Kreisschulinspektor Dr. Schepp, School and War, by the superintendent for schools in the city and the district of Berlin Can the use of bio-malt in the household lead to savings? A Prize Competition, in: Die Woche. 11/1915 On Belgium, based on historical and personal experiences, by K. Lamprecht, shorthand manuscript of a lecture held on March 4th 1915 in Dresden) Zeichnet die zweite Kriegsanleihe! (" Sign the war-loan!", Appeal in: Die Woche. Export-Issue), Berlin 1915 Jolles, Leo, Die Kriegsanleihe (The War Loan), Berlin 1915 Advertisement of the German Reichsbank: 5 % German Reichsanleihe, unkündbar bis 1924. 5 % German Reichsschatzanweisungen. Berlin 1915
The War in the Colonies	[P\|S\|M]
The War in Togo, in: Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas with Yearbook. Berlin 1918 The War in Kamerun, in: Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas with Yearbook. Berlin 1918 The War in Deutsch-Suedwestafrika, in: Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas mit Jahrbuch. Berlin 1918 The War in Deutsch-Ostafrika, in: Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas mit Jahrbuch. Berlin 1918 The War with Germany in East Africa, in: South and East African Year Book and Guide (Jahrbuch und Führer: Süd- und Ostafrika), 26th edition, 1920, p.520-521E The War in the South Pacific, in: Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas with Yearbook. Berlin 1918 The War in Kiautschou, in: Deutscher Kolonial-Atlas with Yearbook. Berlin 1918
Defeat and Peace Treaties	[P\|S\|M]
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points Januar 8, 1918, from DHM-Berlin , from World War I Document Archiv The Armistice Demands, November 10, 1918, from World War I Document Archiv Prinz Max von Baden - Erklärung der Abdankung Wilhelms II., in: Nordwestdeutsche Zeitung vom 9.11.1918 Kaiser Wilhelms II. äußere Politik, in: Nordwestdeutsche Zeitung vom 9.11.1918 aus Anlass der Abdankung Abdication Proclamation of Wilhelm II November 28, 1918 , from World War I Document Archiv Address of Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ulrich Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, on the occasion of the peace treaty draft being handed over by the Allies and their associated powers, Versailles, May 7th 1919) Versailles, Mai 1919 Treaties of Paris Versailles (Germany) (Treaty-Text from June 28, 1919), from Versailler-Vertrag.de , from USD History Department St.Germain (Austria), from Australian Treaty Series Neuilly (Bulgaria), from World War I Document Archiv Sèvres (Turkey), from World War I Document Archiv
Reference	[P\|S\|M]
Primary Sources World War I in french Language, from Cliotexte World War I Document Archiv
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