Kaiser Wilhelm II

T. H. Voigt

by T. H. Voigt
published on 13 May 2025

A 1902 photograph of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941). The kaiser was roundly blamed for starting the First World War (1914-18) with his persistently aggressive foreign policy. As a consequence, after the war, he was obliged to abdicate.

Imperial War Museums, London.

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