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“I look upon the People and the Nation as handed on to me as an responsibility conferred upon me by God, and I believe, as it is written in the Bible, that it is my duty to increase this heritage for which one day I shall be called upon to give an account. Whoever tries to interfere with my task I shall crush.”

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Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II

Wilhelm II was the last Emperor of Germany, born on January 27, 1859, and died on June 4, 1941. His reign witnessed the process of Germany's unification and the First World War, and his style and policies had a profound impact on Germany and the world history. more

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