Wilhelm II.

Pre-war

1914
Outbreak of the war

1915

1916

1917

1918
End of the war

Post-war

Kaiser Wilhelm II, portrait photo around 1900
*Copyright:* Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

Person

German Kaiser

Kaiser of the German Empire since 1888, Wilhelm as its ruler emphasised the new role of Germany as a great power.

Relevant chapters

Chapter

The collapse
Chapter

Sarajevo and the July Crisis
Chapter

Kaiser Wilhelm II: The Beloved Enemy
Chapter

"At last we welcomed with flowers what had been overdue and suppressed for so long."

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