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Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.

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German Empire

German state from 1871 to 1918

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to…
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German Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912

1912 informal conference of German military leaders; important step towards WWI

The German Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912 was an informal conference of some of the highest military leaders of the German Empire. Meeting at the Stadtschloss in Berlin, they discussed and debated the tense military and diplomatic situation in Europe at the time. As a…
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