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DOSSIER Surroundings and familiy of Wilhelm II. 61 Images

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Series: Surroundings and familiy of Wilhelm II.

Headline: Wilhelm II at the inauguration of the Hall of Fame of Lusatia, 1902

Date: 28.11.1902

Image text: In the center of the picture are (left to right): Emperor Wilhelm II in uniform and with the Order of the 1. Leib-Kuerassier-Regiments "Grosser Kurfuerst" (1st Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector"), General Ferdinand von Stuelpnagel (Commander V. Army Corps, Poznan) and Lieutenant General ( later field marshal) Hermann von Eichhorn (commander of the 9th Division, Glogau), on the occasion of the inauguration of the Lusatian Hall of Fame in Goerlitz (Polish side) on November 28, 1902. In the foreground plays the music corps "von Courbiere" (2nd Poznan Infantry Regiment No. 19, Goerlitz). Behind Wilhelm, a number of officers and members of the German Army.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282888
Wilhelm II at the inauguration of the Hall of Fame of Lusatia, 1902

In the center of the picture are (left to right): Emperor Wilhelm II in uniform and with the Order of the 1. Leib-Kuerassier-Regiments "Grosser Kurfuerst" (1st Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector"), General Ferdinand von Stuelpnagel (Commander V. Army Corps, Poznan) and Lieutenant General ( later field marshal) Hermann von Eichhorn (commander of the 9th Division, Glogau), on the occasion of the inauguration of the Lusatian Hall of Fame in Goerlitz (Polish side) on November 28, 1902. In the foreground plays the music corps "von Courbiere" (2nd Poznan Infantry Regiment No. 19, Goerlitz). Behind Wilhelm, a number of officers and members of the German Army.
Headline: Wilhelm II, von Moltke and von Hülsen-Haeseler, 1904

Date: 01.01.1904

Image text: German Emperor Wilhelm II at a scissor scope during a maneuver. Behind him among others Quartermaster General Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (2) and Lieutenant General Dietrich Graf von Huelsen-Haeseler (3).

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00402298
Wilhelm II, von Moltke and von Hülsen-Haeseler, 1904

German Emperor Wilhelm II at a scissor scope during a maneuver. Behind him among others Quartermaster General Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (2) and Lieutenant General Dietrich Graf von Huelsen-Haeseler (3).
Headline: Wilheln II and von Moltke on board SMY Hohenzollern, 1904

Date: 01.01.1904

Image text: German Emperor Wilhelm II with future Chief of the German General Staff Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke on board the Imperial Yacht SMY Hohenzollern during a voyage to Norway. In the picture with them on the left Count Kuno von Moltke and on the right Prince Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00402303
Wilheln II and von Moltke on board SMY Hohenzollern, 1904

German Emperor Wilhelm II with future Chief of the German General Staff Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke on board the Imperial Yacht SMY Hohenzollern during a voyage to Norway. In the picture with them on the left Count Kuno von Moltke and on the right Prince Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
Headline: Wilhelm II in the castle park of Schwerin, 1902

Date: 01.01.1902

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II with Grand Duke Friedrich Franz VI of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on a walk through the castle park. In the background, the east wing of the Schwerin Castle.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282899
Wilhelm II in the castle park of Schwerin, 1902

Emperor Wilhelm II with Grand Duke Friedrich Franz VI of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on a walk through the castle park. In the background, the east wing of the Schwerin Castle.
Headline: Emperor William II and Richard Fuerst in Dohna in East Prussia, 1910

Date: 18.06.1910

Image text: During the Kaisermanoever in the summer of 1910 in East Prussia Emperor William II (X, in hunting uniform and dagger) on the 6th and 7th of September in the forests of Prince Richard of Dohna-Schlobitten (XX, also in hunting uniform) hunting. The image shows the emperor with two of his dachshunds (Witch, Erdmann or Dachs) and other huntsmen in front of Castle Proekelwitz (today Prakwice, owned by Schlobitten, Slobity) near Christburg in East Prussia. From left to right: Generaloberst (Colonel-General) Hans Georg von Plessen, wing adjutant Wilhelm von Dommes, the Emperor, personal doctor Dr. Otto von Niedner, Prince Richard of Dohna, wing adjutant von Chelius. The Emperor, who had been a close friend of Prince Dohna since his childhood (Liebenberger Kreis), regularly went hunting in Proekelwitz and Schlobitten. In 1892 Emperor William II became godfather of Richard's grandson Prince Alexander of Dohna-Schlobitten (1899 to 1997). The Emperor shot his strongest roebuck in Proekelwitz (horn weight 615 grams).

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282833
Emperor William II and Richard Fuerst in Dohna in East Prussia, 1910

During the Kaisermanoever in the summer of 1910 in East Prussia Emperor William II (X, in hunting uniform and dagger) on the 6th and 7th of September in the forests of Prince Richard of Dohna-Schlobitten (XX, also in hunting uniform) hunting. The image shows the emperor with two of his dachshunds (Witch, Erdmann or Dachs) and other huntsmen in front of Castle Proekelwitz (today Prakwice, owned by Schlobitten, Slobity) near Christburg in East Prussia. From left to right: Generaloberst (Colonel-General) Hans Georg von Plessen, wing adjutant Wilhelm von Dommes, the Emperor, personal doctor Dr. Otto von Niedner, Prince Richard of Dohna, wing adjutant von Chelius. The Emperor, who had been a close friend of Prince Dohna since his childhood (Liebenberger Kreis), regularly went hunting in Proekelwitz and Schlobitten. In 1892 Emperor William II became godfather of Richard's grandson Prince Alexander of Dohna-Schlobitten (1899 to 1997). The Emperor shot his strongest roebuck in Proekelwitz (horn weight 615 grams).
Headline: Emperor William II with Prince von Fuerstenberg in England, 1907

Date: 01.01.1907

Image text: Emperor William II (left) with Prince Maximilian Egon II of Fuerstenberg (r.) during a walk around Schloss High-Cliff (Christchurch, Devon).

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282961
Emperor William II with Prince von Fuerstenberg in England, 1907

Emperor William II (left) with Prince Maximilian Egon II of Fuerstenberg (r.) during a walk around Schloss High-Cliff (Christchurch, Devon).
Headline: Emperor William II in England, 1907

Date: 01.01.1907

Image text: Emperor William II with his entourage during a visit to Schloss High-Cliff (Gdm. Christchurch, Devon). First row from left to right: General Hans Georg von Plessen, Prince Maximilian Egon II von Fuerstenberg (obliquely behind Plessen), Colonel Stuart Wortley (the host), Kaiser Wilhelm II, Colonel Legge, Georg von Huelsen-Haesler. Second row from left to right: Deputy Admiral Georg Alexander von Mueller, Secret Government Councilor Johann Karl ("Hans") von Eisenhart-Rothe, Naval Officer Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz, Corvette Captain Wilhelm Hoepfner, Oberhofmarschall August Count of Eulenberg, Wingadjutant Oberstwolf Rudolf Freiherr Marschall of Altengotten.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282960
Emperor William II in England, 1907

Emperor William II with his entourage during a visit to Schloss High-Cliff (Gdm. Christchurch, Devon). First row from left to right: General Hans Georg von Plessen, Prince Maximilian Egon II von Fuerstenberg (obliquely behind Plessen), Colonel Stuart Wortley (the host), Kaiser Wilhelm II, Colonel Legge, Georg von Huelsen-Haesler. Second row from left to right: Deputy Admiral Georg Alexander von Mueller, Secret Government Councilor Johann Karl ("Hans") von Eisenhart-Rothe, Naval Officer Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz, Corvette Captain Wilhelm Hoepfner, Oberhofmarschall August Count of Eulenberg, Wingadjutant Oberstwolf Rudolf Freiherr Marschall of Altengotten.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with Johann Heinrich Burchard and William Henry O'Swald, 1908

Date: 01.01.1908

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (left) visits the Hansa City of Hamburg. After his arrival, he is in a conversation with the First Major Johann Heinrich Burchard (2nd from right) and the Second Mayor William Henry O'Swald (right).

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00031725
Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with Johann Heinrich Burchard and William Henry O'Swald, 1908

Emperor Wilhelm II (left) visits the Hansa City of Hamburg. After his arrival, he is in a conversation with the First Major Johann Heinrich Burchard (2nd from right) and the Second Mayor William Henry O'Swald (right).
Headline: Wilhelm II visits the Wernigerode Castle, 1908

Date: 01.01.1908

Image text: From left to right: presumably Marie zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (with a black hat, born zu Castell-Ruedenhausen), Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with Prince Christian-Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (both in Hussar uniform), the girl on the right is Juliane Prinzessin zu Stolberg- Wernigerode (daughter of Christian-Ernst). The picture was taken during the Kaisertage (Imperial Days) in the Harz at the castle in Wernigerode. Wilhelm and his entourage were in a visit at the Stolberg family.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282911
Wilhelm II visits the Wernigerode Castle, 1908

From left to right: presumably Marie zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (with a black hat, born zu Castell-Ruedenhausen), Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with Prince Christian-Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (both in Hussar uniform), the girl on the right is Juliane Prinzessin zu Stolberg- Wernigerode (daughter of Christian-Ernst). The picture was taken during the Kaisertage (Imperial Days) in the Harz at the castle in Wernigerode. Wilhelm and his entourage were in a visit at the Stolberg family.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II in the Zehdenick Forest, 1908

Date: 01.01.1908

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (in hunting uniform with cigarette, binoculars and fur muff) looks a capital red deer with other hunting guests in the Zehdenick Forest in the Schorfheide north of Berlin. Left with binoculars: Prince Philipp Ernst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst. Right next to him Generaladjutant Hans Georg von Plessen and Fuerst Adolph zu Schaumburg-Lippe. Second from left in the group Buechsenspanner (hunting helper) of the Emperor Josef Rollfing. Second from right Max von Baden

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00283178
Emperor Wilhelm II in the Zehdenick Forest, 1908

Emperor Wilhelm II (in hunting uniform with cigarette, binoculars and fur muff) looks a capital red deer with other hunting guests in the Zehdenick Forest in the Schorfheide north of Berlin. Left with binoculars: Prince Philipp Ernst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst. Right next to him Generaladjutant Hans Georg von Plessen and Fuerst Adolph zu Schaumburg-Lippe. Second from left in the group Buechsenspanner (hunting helper) of the Emperor Josef Rollfing. Second from right Max von Baden
Headline: Gustav Berta Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and Emperor Wilhelm II at the centennial of the Krupp-Plants, 1912

Date: 01.01.1912

Image text: Gustav Berta Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and Emperor Wilhelm II at the centennial of the Krupp-Plants.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00359935
Gustav Berta Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and Emperor Wilhelm II at the centennial of the Krupp-Plants, 1912

Gustav Berta Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and Emperor Wilhelm II at the centennial of the Krupp-Plants.
Headline: Wilhelm II. and Hermann Blohm

Date: 01.01.1900

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (le.) and the entrepreneur Hermann Blohm (ri.), one of the founders of the Blohm and Voss shipyard. Behind the Emperor stands the co-founder of the shipyard, Ernst Voss.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00062950
Wilhelm II. and Hermann Blohm

Emperor Wilhelm II (le.) and the entrepreneur Hermann Blohm (ri.), one of the founders of the Blohm and Voss shipyard. Behind the Emperor stands the co-founder of the shipyard, Ernst Voss.
Headline: Wilhelm II at the Hohkoenigsburg in Alsace-Lorraine, 1907

Date: 01.01.1807

Image text: From left to right: verderer Hermann Guembel, general and aide-de-camp Friedrich von Scholl (wearing the Order of the Crown (Koeniglicher Kronen-Orden)), Heinrich Freiherr von Tucher (Bavarian ambassador in Vienna), Privy Councilor Dieckmann (then district director of Schlettstadt), Kaiser Wilhelm II, Lieutenant-General Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker, castle researcher Bodo Ebhardt (responsible for the restoration of the castle) and Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek (he himself owner of several castles) in the forecourt of the Hohkoenigsburg (near Orschwiller in Alsace) in 1907. The castle was a present to the Emperor in 1899 by the city of Schlettstadt at Dieckmann's initiative, after which Wilhelm had it rebuilt in the years 1901-1908.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282918
Wilhelm II at the Hohkoenigsburg in Alsace-Lorraine, 1907

From left to right: verderer Hermann Guembel, general and aide-de-camp Friedrich von Scholl (wearing the Order of the Crown (Koeniglicher Kronen-Orden)), Heinrich Freiherr von Tucher (Bavarian ambassador in Vienna), Privy Councilor Dieckmann (then district director of Schlettstadt), Kaiser Wilhelm II, Lieutenant-General Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker, castle researcher Bodo Ebhardt (responsible for the restoration of the castle) and Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek (he himself owner of several castles) in the forecourt of the Hohkoenigsburg (near Orschwiller in Alsace) in 1907. The castle was a present to the Emperor in 1899 by the city of Schlettstadt at Dieckmann's initiative, after which Wilhelm had it rebuilt in the years 1901-1908.
Headline: Bernhard von Buelow

Date: 01.01.1849

Image text: Bernhard von Buelow, politician, Germany, as Chancellor of the German Empire 1900-1909

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00211609
Bernhard von Buelow

Bernhard von Buelow, politician, Germany, as Chancellor of the German Empire 1900-1909
Headline: Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg and Emperor William II. aboard the Hohenzollern, 1909

Date: 01.08.1909

Image text: Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg and Emperor William II. conversing aboard the yacht Hohenzollern. At the back a waiter serving beverages.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00272834
Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg and Emperor William II. aboard the Hohenzollern, 1909

Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg and Emperor William II. conversing aboard the yacht Hohenzollern. At the back a waiter serving beverages.
Headline: Kaiser Wilhelm II. in discussion with Ethiopians in the Hagebeck zoo in Stellingen, 1913.

Date: 01.01.1909

Image text: Emperor William II. (Center) visited during his stay in Hamburg also the Hagenbeck Zoo. Here he is talking to Ethiopians.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00033009
Kaiser Wilhelm II. in discussion with Ethiopians in the Hagebeck zoo in Stellingen, 1913.

Emperor William II. (Center) visited during his stay in Hamburg also the Hagenbeck Zoo. Here he is talking to Ethiopians.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II and Carl Hagenbeck, 1911

Date: 01.01.1911

Image text: The German emperor Wilhelm II with the animal dealer Carl Hagenbeck (center) in Stellingen.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00246100
Emperor Wilhelm II and Carl Hagenbeck, 1911

The German emperor Wilhelm II with the animal dealer Carl Hagenbeck (center) in Stellingen.
Headline: Wilhelm II in Hamburg, around 1910

Date: 01.01.1910

Image text: From left to right: Emperor Wilhelm II on his arrival at the jetties in St. Pauli, Count Oskar von Platen-Hallermund and Colonel General Hans von Plessen.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282890
Wilhelm II in Hamburg, around 1910

From left to right: Emperor Wilhelm II on his arrival at the jetties in St. Pauli, Count Oskar von Platen-Hallermund and Colonel General Hans von Plessen.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II at a trot in Berlin, around 1910

Date: 01.01.1910

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (in hussar uniform on a pintos) at a trot in the Tiergarten of Berlin. Right next to him, Fluegeladjutant (aide-de-camp) Leopold von Kleist, left of the Emperor General Adjutant Hans Georg von Plessen.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00283179
Emperor Wilhelm II at a trot in Berlin, around 1910

Emperor Wilhelm II (in hussar uniform on a pintos) at a trot in the Tiergarten of Berlin. Right next to him, Fluegeladjutant (aide-de-camp) Leopold von Kleist, left of the Emperor General Adjutant Hans Georg von Plessen.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm aboard the "Kaiser Wilhelm II", 1910

Date: 01.01.1910

Image text: The German Emperor Wilhelm II aboard the ship of Norddeutscher Lloyd that was named after him. Depicted are: (sitting) Director Bremermann, Consul Achelis, Hermann Melchers (standing) J.K. Vietor, Consul General von Schwabach, Heinrich Kulenkampff, Consul George Waetjen, Director Heineken, Emperor Wilhelm II, Consul Nolze, Captain Cueppers, Privy Councilor Loewe, Dr. Jordan, Director Petzet, Banker Hincke, Director Mankiewitz, Kommerzienrat Palmie (from left).

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 02241874
Emperor Wilhelm aboard the "Kaiser Wilhelm II", 1910

The German Emperor Wilhelm II aboard the ship of Norddeutscher Lloyd that was named after him. Depicted are: (sitting) Director Bremermann, Consul Achelis, Hermann Melchers (standing) J.K. Vietor, Consul General von Schwabach, Heinrich Kulenkampff, Consul George Waetjen, Director Heineken, Emperor Wilhelm II, Consul Nolze, Captain Cueppers, Privy Councilor Loewe, Dr. Jordan, Director Petzet, Banker Hincke, Director Mankiewitz, Kommerzienrat Palmie (from left).
Headline: Wilhelm II in Friedrichshafen with Count Zeppelin, 1910

Date: 01.05.1910

Image text: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor of the airship (center of the picture, with sash), leads Kaiser Wilhelm II (right next to him) through the workshops where the airships are being built on his visit to Friedrichshafen. Right front Max Egon zu Furstenberg.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282897
Wilhelm II in Friedrichshafen with Count Zeppelin, 1910

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor of the airship (center of the picture, with sash), leads Kaiser Wilhelm II (right next to him) through the workshops where the airships are being built on his visit to Friedrichshafen. Right front Max Egon zu Furstenberg.
Headline: Emperor William II and US President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

Date: 01.05.1910

Image text: Emperor William II, to the left on a mold in uniform and Pickelhaube, talks to the former US President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (1858-1919), on a chestnut with a dark hat, in a court hunt on the Doeberitz military camp in Doeberitz Heide near Berlin.On the far right son Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943) is riding.On the right behind Theodore Roosevelt US Ambassador John George Alexander Leishman.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00283087
Emperor William II and US President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

Emperor William II, to the left on a mold in uniform and Pickelhaube, talks to the former US President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (1858-1919), on a chestnut with a dark hat, in a court hunt on the Doeberitz military camp in Doeberitz Heide near Berlin.On the far right son Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943) is riding.On the right behind Theodore Roosevelt US Ambassador John George Alexander Leishman.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II and Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg, 1910

Date: 01.08.1910

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II and Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg during a car ride in Swinoujscie.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00011940
Emperor Wilhelm II and Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg, 1910

Emperor Wilhelm II and Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg during a car ride in Swinoujscie.
Headline: Wilhelm II, Alfred von Tirpitz and Henning von Holtzendorff at the Kiel Week, 1910

Date: 01.07.1910

Image text: The Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with the State Secretary of the Imperial Navy Office Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz and Admiral Henning Rudolf Adolf Karl von Holtzendorff aboard the yacht 'Hohenzollern' during the Kiel Week.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00042164
Wilhelm II, Alfred von Tirpitz and Henning von Holtzendorff at the Kiel Week, 1910

The Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with the State Secretary of the Imperial Navy Office Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz and Admiral Henning Rudolf Adolf Karl von Holtzendorff aboard the yacht 'Hohenzollern' during the Kiel Week.
Headline: Emperor William II. in front of the memorial of Wilhelm I. in Strasbourg

Date: 29.11.1910

Image text: The german Emperor William II. in front of the memorial of his grandfather William I. in Strasbourg. He talks to his adjutant and the prussian governor in Strasbourg, Count von Wedel. In the background, there is the Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (undated picture).

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00272819
Emperor William II. in front of the memorial of Wilhelm I. in Strasbourg

The german Emperor William II. in front of the memorial of his grandfather William I. in Strasbourg. He talks to his adjutant and the prussian governor in Strasbourg, Count von Wedel. In the background, there is the Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (undated picture).
Headline: Wilhelm II on Helgoland, 1911

Date: 01.01.1911

Image text: German Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting the island of Helgoland. The Kaiser (left) is led on the landing jetty by Rear Admiral Schroeder (right), the Commander of Helgoland.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00010175
Wilhelm II on Helgoland, 1911

German Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting the island of Helgoland. The Kaiser (left) is led on the landing jetty by Rear Admiral Schroeder (right), the Commander of Helgoland.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II. and Helmuth von Moltke During a Manoeuvre, 1911

Date: 01.01.1911

Image text: German Emperor Wilhelm II. (1859-1941) during a manoeuvre. He is seen here with Chief of the German General Staff, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. Von Moltke was the nephew of famous Field Marshal Count Moltke. In 1906, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger became Chief of the German General Staff himself.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00060725
Emperor Wilhelm II. and Helmuth von Moltke During a Manoeuvre, 1911

German Emperor Wilhelm II. (1859-1941) during a manoeuvre. He is seen here with Chief of the German General Staff, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. Von Moltke was the nephew of famous Field Marshal Count Moltke. In 1906, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger became Chief of the German General Staff himself.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on the Kiel Week, 1911

Date: 01.06.1911

Image text: Wilhelm II (left) talks with Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on the board of the royal sailing yacht "Meteor".

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00011933
Emperor Wilhelm II and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on the Kiel Week, 1911

Wilhelm II (left) talks with Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on the board of the royal sailing yacht "Meteor".
Headline: Wilhelm II with Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Berlin, 1911

Date: 18.09.1911

Image text: The Austrian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand (right) with the German Emperor (left) in Berlin. In the background Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1), Admiral Garf von Montecuccoli (2) and Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00047940
Wilhelm II with Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Berlin, 1911

The Austrian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand (right) with the German Emperor (left) in Berlin. In the background Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1), Admiral Garf von Montecuccoli (2) and Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz.
Headline: Wilhelm II, Alfred von Tirpitz and Helmuth von Moltke, 1912

Date: 01.01.1912

Image text: The Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with the State Secretary of Imperial Navy Office Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz and the Chief of General Staff of the Army Helmuth von Moltke on the fleet flagship 'Friedrich der Grosse'.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00042163
Wilhelm II, Alfred von Tirpitz and Helmuth von Moltke, 1912

The Emperor Wilhelm II in conversation with the State Secretary of Imperial Navy Office Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz and the Chief of General Staff of the Army Helmuth von Moltke on the fleet flagship 'Friedrich der Grosse'.
Headline: Wilhelm II. and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, 1912

Date: 01.01.1912

Image text: The german emperor Wilhelm II. and Reichskanzler Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on board ot emperos ship SMS "Meteor" during a race during the Kieler Woche in Kiel.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282931
Wilhelm II. and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, 1912

The german emperor Wilhelm II. and Reichskanzler Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on board ot emperos ship SMS "Meteor" during a race during the Kieler Woche in Kiel.
Headline: Emperor William II, return from Corfu, 1912

Date: 01.01.1912

Image text: Emperor William II, his family and his entourage on the return trip from Corfu. Group picture on deck of the "Hohenzollern". From left right (standing): Martin Ruecker Freiherr von Jenisch, Chief of the Civil Cabinet Rudolf von Valentini, Oberstabsarzt Dr. Countess Klinckowstroem, Prince August Wilhelm, Princess August Wilhelm, General of the Infantry Moriz von Lyncker, Hofmarschall Count Oskar von Platen-Hallermund, Emperor William II, General Director Georg Graf von Huelsen-Haesler, Princess Viktoria Luise, Generalmajor Heinrich von Gontard, Fraulein Von Saldern, Admiral Georg Alexander von Mueller, Generaloberst Hans Georg von Plessen. From left to right (seated): Sea Captain Friedrich von Buelow, lieutenant von Behr, Generalmajor Oskar von Chelius, Sea Captain Johannes von Karpf.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282979
Emperor William II, return from Corfu, 1912

Emperor William II, his family and his entourage on the return trip from Corfu. Group picture on deck of the "Hohenzollern". From left right (standing): Martin Ruecker Freiherr von Jenisch, Chief of the Civil Cabinet Rudolf von Valentini, Oberstabsarzt Dr. Countess Klinckowstroem, Prince August Wilhelm, Princess August Wilhelm, General of the Infantry Moriz von Lyncker, Hofmarschall Count Oskar von Platen-Hallermund, Emperor William II, General Director Georg Graf von Huelsen-Haesler, Princess Viktoria Luise, Generalmajor Heinrich von Gontard, Fraulein Von Saldern, Admiral Georg Alexander von Mueller, Generaloberst Hans Georg von Plessen. From left to right (seated): Sea Captain Friedrich von Buelow, lieutenant von Behr, Generalmajor Oskar von Chelius, Sea Captain Johannes von Karpf.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II and Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich in Baltischport, 1912

Date: 04.07.1912

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (3rd from left), Tsar Nicholas II (4th from left) and Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (5th from left) take the salute of the Vyborg regiment at the leaders meeting in Baltischport.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00033007
Emperor Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II and Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich in Baltischport, 1912

Emperor Wilhelm II (3rd from left), Tsar Nicholas II (4th from left) and Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (5th from left) take the salute of the Vyborg regiment at the leaders meeting in Baltischport.
Headline: Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg at the unveiling of the Markgraf-Friedrich memorial in Brandenburg an der Havel, July 1912

Date: 01.07.1912

Image text: Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg at the unveiling of the Markgraf-Friedrich memorial in Brandenburg. On his right, the German Emperor William II., on his left Professor Mangel.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00272828
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg at the unveiling of the Markgraf-Friedrich memorial in Brandenburg an der Havel, July 1912

Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg at the unveiling of the Markgraf-Friedrich memorial in Brandenburg. On his right, the German Emperor William II., on his left Professor Mangel.
Headline: Wilhelm II on the Elbe bridge in Riesa at the Kaisermanoever (Imperial Maneuvers), 1912

Date: 01.09.1912

Image text: General Helmuth Johannes von Moltke (2nd from left), Emperor Wilhelm II (5. from left), presumably General Karl von Buelow (6th from the left), Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fuerstenberg (7th from the left) and King Friedrich August III of Saxony (2nd from right) in conversation with generals and officers on the road and railway bridge over the Elbe at Riesa. On the far right is probably the Prussian envoy in Munich, Karl Georg von Treutler (turned away). The picture was taken at the Imperial Maneuver of the German Army in the autumn (September) of 1912 in Saxony. Die Straßenbrücke bestand von 1878 bis zu ihrer Sprengung im Jahr 1945.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282917
Wilhelm II on the Elbe bridge in Riesa at the Kaisermanoever (Imperial Maneuvers), 1912

General Helmuth Johannes von Moltke (2nd from left), Emperor Wilhelm II (5. from left), presumably General Karl von Buelow (6th from the left), Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fuerstenberg (7th from the left) and King Friedrich August III of Saxony (2nd from right) in conversation with generals and officers on the road and railway bridge over the Elbe at Riesa. On the far right is probably the Prussian envoy in Munich, Karl Georg von Treutler (turned away). The picture was taken at the Imperial Maneuver of the German Army in the autumn (September) of 1912 in Saxony. Die Straßenbrücke bestand von 1878 bis zu ihrer Sprengung im Jahr 1945.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II looks at the performance of a seaplane

Date: 01.01.1913

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (4th from right) looks at the performance of a seaplane with his entourage, in Wilhelmshaven.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00031726
Emperor Wilhelm II looks at the performance of a seaplane

Emperor Wilhelm II (4th from right) looks at the performance of a seaplane with his entourage, in Wilhelmshaven.
Headline: Wilhelm II meets Haakon VII on a trip to Nordland, 1913

Date: 01.01.1913

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (left) meets the Norwegian King Haakon VII (right outside) in Balholm during a trip to Nordland (July and August 1913). The photo shows a boarding party on the SMY Hohenzollern.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282934
Wilhelm II meets Haakon VII on a trip to Nordland, 1913

Emperor Wilhelm II (left) meets the Norwegian King Haakon VII (right outside) in Balholm during a trip to Nordland (July and August 1913). The photo shows a boarding party on the SMY Hohenzollern.
Headline: George V. and William II. in front of the casino 1. Dragoon Guards regiment in Berlin, 1913

Date: 01.05.1913

Image text: During his state visit to Berlin, the British King George V. (2nd from left) meets the German Emperor Wilhelm II. (3rd from left) in front of the Casino of the 1. Dragoon Guards regiment.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00030847
George V. and William II. in front of the casino 1. Dragoon Guards regiment in Berlin, 1913

During his state visit to Berlin, the British King George V. (2nd from left) meets the German Emperor Wilhelm II. (3rd from left) in front of the Casino of the 1. Dragoon Guards regiment.
Headline: Colonel General von Moltke with Wilhelm II, 1913

Date: 01.01.1913

Image text: Colonel General Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (r.), also known as Moltke the Younger, Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914, with German Emperor Wilhelm II (l.).

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00402293
Colonel General von Moltke with Wilhelm II, 1913

Colonel General Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (r.), also known as Moltke the Younger, Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914, with German Emperor Wilhelm II (l.).
Headline: Kaiser Wilhelm II with his general staff, 1913

Date: 01.01.1913

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II with his general staff at maneuver. On the left of the Emperor, General Scholl, on the right General Chief of Staff von Moltke.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00292384
Kaiser Wilhelm II with his general staff, 1913

Emperor Wilhelm II with his general staff at maneuver. On the left of the Emperor, General Scholl, on the right General Chief of Staff von Moltke.
Headline: Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George of England, 1913

Date: 01.01.1913

Image text: Emperor William II in English uniform and King George of England at the Guard Dragoons with the officers of the First Guard Dragoon Regiment Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00292399
Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George of England, 1913

Emperor William II in English uniform and King George of England at the Guard Dragoons with the officers of the First Guard Dragoon Regiment Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland.
Headline: Wilhelm II at a ball during the journey to Nordland, 1913

Date: 01.01.1913

Image text: From left: the Norwegian painter Hans Dahl, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the sculptor Max Unger in conversation at a ball aboard the SMY Hohenzollern. On the right is Count Georg Huelsen-Haeseler, general director of all the royal theaters. Max Unger entwarf auch die Frithjof-Statue in Vangsnes, Norwegen.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282948
Wilhelm II at a ball during the journey to Nordland, 1913

From left: the Norwegian painter Hans Dahl, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the sculptor Max Unger in conversation at a ball aboard the SMY Hohenzollern. On the right is Count Georg Huelsen-Haeseler, general director of all the royal theaters. Max Unger entwarf auch die Frithjof-Statue in Vangsnes, Norwegen.
Headline: Emperor Wilhelm II and Alfred von Tirpitz inspect an electromagnet at the Weser shipyard, 1913

Date: 15.06.1913

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (1st row, 2nd from right) and Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (6th from left) admire a strong electromagnet at the Weser shipyard in Bremen. At the left end of the hall, a photographer takes a photo of the scene.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00031727
Emperor Wilhelm II and Alfred von Tirpitz inspect an electromagnet at the Weser shipyard, 1913

Emperor Wilhelm II (1st row, 2nd from right) and Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (6th from left) admire a strong electromagnet at the Weser shipyard in Bremen. At the left end of the hall, a photographer takes a photo of the scene.
Headline: Wilhelm II at the inauguration of the New Town Hall in Hanover, 1913

Date: 20.06.1913

Image text: From left to right: The city manager of Hanover Heinrich Tramm (with official chain), Adjutant General George of Plessen, General Otto von Emmich in conversation with Kaiser Wilhelm II (wearing the Black Eagle Order) and Colonel General Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker (partially hidden), in front of the entrance of the New Town Hall in Hanover on June 20, 1913. Wilhelm is currently attending the inauguration ceremony of the newly built Town Hall. On the top left a cuirassier of the regiment Gardes du Corps in white parade uniform and helmet with white eagle. Das Neue Rathaus wurde zwischen 1901 und 1913 errichtet.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282909
Wilhelm II at the inauguration of the New Town Hall in Hanover, 1913

From left to right: The city manager of Hanover Heinrich Tramm (with official chain), Adjutant General George of Plessen, General Otto von Emmich in conversation with Kaiser Wilhelm II (wearing the Black Eagle Order) and Colonel General Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker (partially hidden), in front of the entrance of the New Town Hall in Hanover on June 20, 1913. Wilhelm is currently attending the inauguration ceremony of the newly built Town Hall. On the top left a cuirassier of the regiment Gardes du Corps in white parade uniform and helmet with white eagle. Das Neue Rathaus wurde zwischen 1901 und 1913 errichtet.
Headline: Wilhelm II and Haakon VII in front of the Frithjof monument, 1913

Date: 31.07.1913

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (left) and Haakon VII, King of Norway (center), greet the gardeners who designed the grounds at the Frithjof Memorial. Wilhelm had traveled to Vangsnes Norway on July 31, 1913, for the inauguration of the monument donated by him.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282927
Wilhelm II and Haakon VII in front of the Frithjof monument, 1913

Emperor Wilhelm II (left) and Haakon VII, King of Norway (center), greet the gardeners who designed the grounds at the Frithjof Memorial. Wilhelm had traveled to Vangsnes Norway on July 31, 1913, for the inauguration of the monument donated by him.
Headline: Wilhelm II welcomes officers in Rostock, 1913

Date: 10.08.1913

Image text: The Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm" No. 90 celebrates its 125th anniversary in Rostock, which was attended by the emperor. From left to right: Colonel Harry von Wright (Governing Commander), a bearer of the Grand Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, General of the Cavalry Grand Duke Friedrich Franz VI of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (wearing a cross of the Knights of St. John) (officer of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89), General of the Infantry and Adjutant-General Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker and Kaiser Wilhelm II (with Field Marshal's staff)

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282912
Wilhelm II welcomes officers in Rostock, 1913

The Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm" No. 90 celebrates its 125th anniversary in Rostock, which was attended by the emperor. From left to right: Colonel Harry von Wright (Governing Commander), a bearer of the Grand Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, General of the Cavalry Grand Duke Friedrich Franz VI of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (wearing a cross of the Knights of St. John) (officer of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89), General of the Infantry and Adjutant-General Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker and Kaiser Wilhelm II (with Field Marshal's staff)
Headline: Wilhelm II at the inauguration of the Erloeserkirche in Gerolstein, 1913

Date: 15.10.1913

Image text: Fltr: General Adjutant Hans von Plessen, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Minister of Education August von Trott zu Solz at the inauguration of the Church of the Redeemer in Gerolstein on October 15, 1913. The church is located on the then crown estate Villa Sarabodis.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282898
Wilhelm II at the inauguration of the Erloeserkirche in Gerolstein, 1913

Fltr: General Adjutant Hans von Plessen, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Minister of Education August von Trott zu Solz at the inauguration of the Church of the Redeemer in Gerolstein on October 15, 1913. The church is located on the then crown estate Villa Sarabodis.
Headline: Kaiser Wilhelm II., King Frederick August of Saxony and the Privy Councilor Thime in Leipzig, 1913

Date: 18.10.1913

Image text: Unveiling of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig. From left to right: Kaiser Wilhelm II., King Frederick August of Saxony and the Privy Councilor Thime at the fairground.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00033017
Kaiser Wilhelm II., King Frederick August of Saxony and the Privy Councilor Thime in Leipzig, 1913

Unveiling of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig. From left to right: Kaiser Wilhelm II., King Frederick August of Saxony and the Privy Councilor Thime at the fairground.
Headline: Wilhelm II visits Hans Dahl on his trip to Nordland, 1914

Date: 01.01.1914

Image text: Emperor Wilhelm II (on the left, shakes hand with a woman) as guest of the painter Hans Dahl (middle) in Balestrand in Norway during Wilhelm's last trip to Nordland before the war in 1914. Dahl organized balls in his garden every year, in which the emperor often took part.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282935
Wilhelm II visits Hans Dahl on his trip to Nordland, 1914

Emperor Wilhelm II (on the left, shakes hand with a woman) as guest of the painter Hans Dahl (middle) in Balestrand in Norway during Wilhelm's last trip to Nordland before the war in 1914. Dahl organized balls in his garden every year, in which the emperor often took part.
Headline: Emperor William II at excavations in Corfu, 1914

Date: 01.01.1914

Image text: William II, with his entourage in the excavations of a Gorgo in Garitza .From left to right: Queen Sophie of Greece, Dr. v.Niedner ,Baron Palaiske, Professor Dorpfeld, Emperor William II, General-Colonel Hans Georg von Plessen, General-Colonel Gustav von Kessel, General Major Oskar von Chelius.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00282983
Emperor William II at excavations in Corfu, 1914

William II, with his entourage in the excavations of a Gorgo in Garitza .From left to right: Queen Sophie of Greece, Dr. v.Niedner ,Baron Palaiske, Professor Dorpfeld, Emperor William II, General-Colonel Hans Georg von Plessen, General-Colonel Gustav von Kessel, General Major Oskar von Chelius.