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Pre 20th Century

Gateway to the institute's digital collection, artifacts documenting German-speaking Jewry in the modern era.
Basic and advanced search capabilities, along with browse options.
(16th - 21st centuries; archival materials, memoirs and manuscripts, art and objects, books and periodicals, photographs, and audio recordings )
German History in Documents and Images: Weimar Germany (1918/19-1933)
Compiled by the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C.
(1500-1648; images, maps, German transcriptions and English translations)
Digital library of the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, offering online access to a number of different collections including books, journals, manuscripts, newspapers and maps.
(17th - early 20th centuries; facsimiles)
Including online albums, legal documents, maps, books, oral histories, posters and finding aids.
Combining resources of a number of Jewish societies and institutes.
(17th-20th centuries; German, English and other facsimiles)
Access to facsimiles of German-Jewish periodicals from the Enlightenment until the Third Reich.
Digitized by various German institutions with support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
(18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries; facsimiles and some explanatory comments)
Click on links to access DiFMOE's collection of German newspapers.
(1762-1944; German facsimiles)
Ecclesiastical, religious education periodicals, church music, and Synod reports.
Browse the collections by holding cursor over Bestände.
(1789-1945; German facsimiles)
Over 50,000 images from German colonies.
A digitization project of the library of the Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft
of the Stadt- und Universitäsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main.
(19th -20th centuries; photo images searchable by database)
Large compilation of European primary documents. Topics include prelude to war, road to war, world at war, war poetry, home front, towards a conclusion and aftermath.
(1839-1919; English transcriptions and translations)
German National Anthem adopted 1922, though it was written earlier.
(German with English translation; 1841)
One of the premiere journals of the 19th and early 20th centuries for politics, literature and art (and culture in general).
The articles contain many direct contemporaneous observations that can be considered primary evidence of the age.
Digitized by the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen.
(1841-1922; fully searchable database with page facsimiles and underlying transcriptions).
German History in Documents and Images: Wilhelmine Germany and the First World War (1890-1918)
compiled by the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C.
(1890-1918); images, maps, German transcriptions and English translations)
Growing collection of digitized images from among the 11 million images in the Federal Archive.
Options for Searching
(19th-20th centuries; image database)
The German Empire as represented in contemporary postcards, photos, stamps and textual documents.
(1871-1918; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Colonies of the German Empire as represented in contemporary postcards, photos, stamps and textual documents.
(1871-1918; facsimiles and transcriptions)
The German Imperial Navy as represented in contemporary postcards, photos, stamps and textual documents.
(1871-1918; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Includes primary documents in translation from Otto von Bismarck, Heinrich Class,
Gen. Friedrich von Bernhardi, Adolf Hitler, Helmuth von Moltke, Rosa Luxemburg,
Kaiser Wilhelm II; of the Internationale and of a Berliner Illustrierte readers' poll.
(1880-1925; translations)
Browse the collection.
Clemens von Delbrück contributed to modernization of the Empire and the establishment of the Weimar Republic.
Collection from Thuringian University and State Library (ThULB).
(1890-1921; German facsimiles)
"How Britain strove for peace: A record of Anglo-German negotiations" compiled by Edward Tyas Cook, but told by "authoritative sources." Available through the Harvard University Library.
(1898-1914; English transcriptions)
Project by the Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main which aims to digitise the library's complete Hebraica and Judaica collection.
Around 18,000 titles comprising the complete literature of the so-called Wissenschaft des Judentums.
(late 19th - early 20th centuries; PDF facsimiles with annotations)
Literature collection from the Munich City Library, focusing on the First World War
In cooperation with Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum
(19th-20th century; facsimiles; German and English)
Collection of footage documenting the Kaiser’s family, including a war-damaged village, foreign visits, and Princess Cecilie’s marriage to an American solider
Compiled by British Pathe
(1896-1938; English interface; videos)

The Turn of the Century (1900-1914)

Collection of 76 facsimiles, documents and cards from German history, especially in the 20th century
From Universität Innsbruck
(20th century; facsimiles; German)
Illustrated book reflecting German national pride in the early 20th century.
(1902; facsimile book and images)Deutsche Geschichte in Dokumenten und Bildern: Die Weimarer Republik (1918/19-1933)


100(0) Key documents for German history in the 20th century.
Project of Osteuropäische Geschichte der Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Institut für Allgemeine Geschichte der Russischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Moskau)
(1903-1998; documents, images, audio and film recordings; German transcription)
A large collection of video eye-witness testimonies of German history, 20th century to the present.
Divided into three broad categories: Zeiträume (Periods); Themen (Subjects) and Personen (witnesses).
(1910-present; video files of witness testimonies)
Over 36,000 pages of defense documents and publications.
Includes official accounts of battles, private accounts from soldiers, and maps.
Includes intelligence and information bulletins.
Lists of military units, materials, and strategies.
From the German Docs in Russia project.
(1910-1919; German facsimiles)
Mostly observations for security in Austria, France, Germany, and Poland.
Includes observation of Communist International (Comintern) and other communist organizations and unions.
Documents were taken by the Soviet Union from Germany after WWII.
Part of the German Docs in Russian project.
(1912-1945; German facsimiles, site available in Russian, German, and English)

World War I (1914-1918)

Documenting events from before Sarajevo until after Versailles.
Has many documents.
(pre-1914 - post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
Portal to a wealth of German resources from World War One.
Including digitized documents, images, films, audio files and genealogical aids.
Interface in German.
The plea of Lord Justizrats Makower for the German Jews.
(1912; German facsimile)
Archive of World War I documents from the German perspective .

(1914-1918; transcriptions, commentary, photos)

Database of firsthand accounts
EyeWitness to History
(1914-1921; English transcription, photographs)
Accounts include:
The First Two Years of the War to the Battle of the Skagerrak
From the Battle of the Skagerrak to the Unrestricted U-boat Warfare
The U-boat Campaign (including the Capture of Helsingfors and advance to the Norwegian coast)
From The War Times Journal
(1914-1918; English translation)
About 400 photos from WWI Germany and Austria.
From New York Public Libary (NYPL) digital collections.
(1914-1918; photos with German captions, Russian interface)
Diary of Eduard Engel, in times of war
(1914; German facsimile)
The Kaiser's letters to the Tsar, copied from the government archives in Petrograd, and brought from Russia
(1914; English translation)
"The Rainbow Book:" German White Book, Austro-Hungarian Red Book, English Blue Book, French Yellow Book, Russian Orange Book, Serbian Blue Book and Belgian Grey Book: The Negotiations Leading to War.
Ed. Max Beer (Bern: Wyss, 1915)
A chronological combination of significant documents from the diplomatic archives of the various belligerent countries.
(29 June - 4 September 1914; facsimile of 2nd edition)
An archival research resource containing a vast collection of rare magazines by and for servicemen and women of all nations during the First World War.
(1914-1919; facsimiles; English interface)
I) How Russia & her ruler betrayed Germany's confidence & thereby caused the war. II) How the Franco-German Conflict might have been avoided. III) Official communique anent negotiations between prince Lichnowsky & Sir Edward Gray.
(1914; English translation facsimile)
First-hand account from General Leman's prison.
(August 1914; English translation)
"Germany's Reasons for War with Russia:
"How Russia and her Ruler betrayed Germany's confidence
  and thereby made the European War."
(1914; English translations)
Include previously unpublished private and military photos from a German officer's collection.
Photos include background information.
(1914-1917; Photos, English interface and captions)
Include previously unpublished private and military photos from a German officer's collection.
Photos include background information.
(1914-1917; Photos, English interface and captions)
A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
  • Germany WWI Photos
The two albums are both American, joining a larger tradition of creating personal records of one individual's participation in momentous events. The French book records the military use of a civilian factory, and the German postcards portray the German side of the war.
German World War I photographic postcards
World War I battlefields, captured German installations and allied installations
From the New York Public Library
(1914-1918; facsimiles; German)
This Section of WWI/WWW is concerned with the publication of primary documents of the Medical aspects, Military and Civilian, of World War One
(1914-1918; English)
(1914-1918; images, German facsimiles)
Newspapers for German soldiers at the front during WWI.
Digitized by Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg.
(1914-1918; German facsimiles)
(1914-1918; English)
"The two contracting parties agree to observe strict neutrality in regard to the present conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia."
From the Avalon Project
(2 August, 1914; English translation)
Walter Schwieger was the thirty-year-old commander of the submarine U-20 that sank the Lusitania. His war diary describes the attack and the rapid sinking of the great liner as he viewed it through his periscope.
From Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives
(1 May 1915; English translations and German facsimiles)
  • Sources on the Sinking of the Lusitania
Sample Articles from Chronicling America
Lusitania claims. Message from the President of the United States
Shipping casualties
President Wilson's notes on the Lusitania and Germany's reply
(1915)
By Commander Georg von Hase — First Gunnery Officer of the Derfflinger
From The War Times Journal
(1916; English translation)
The opinions of the governments and businesses of Germany, Austria, and Hungary in regard to the question of new regulations of the trade relations between the allied monarchs.
(1916; German facsimile)
  • History in Motion
Scenes from WWI on footage
A German U-Boat Sinks a Victim
Escape From An Observation Ballon
Advancing to the Front
American Troops in Combat
Compiled by EyeWitness to History
(1917-1918; film)
By Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron
The War Times Journal
(1917; English translation)
Treaty between Central Powers and Soviet Russia ending Russia's involvement in WWI.
(March 3, 1918; English)
First-hand account from German chief of staff Paul von Hindenburg on the Opening of the Lys Offensive.
(9 April 1918; English translation)
(11 November 1918; English transcription)
Session Proceedings of the Reichstag
from the Treaty of Versailles to the begin of World War II:
A digitization project of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
Protokolle des Reichstags (1867-1918) are also available.
(1918-1942; German transcriptions)
Documents on German Foreign Policy, 1918-1945.
Tens of thousands of searchable German foreign policy communications and documents from the Weimar Republic and Third Reich.
50 volumes published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
(1918-1945; facsimile page images with downloadable PDF files)
Documents from the Weimar Republic
(1918-1933; German transcriptions)
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris - hence its title - between Germany and the Allies.
(1918; video; English)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey, for the one part, and Russia, for the other part, declare that the state of war between them has ceased.
From the Avalon Project
(1918; English)
Compilation of primary documents. Topics include beginnings of the republic, German Revolution, Treaty of Versailles, Right wing reaction, difficult 1920s, golden years, Weimar culture and rise of Nazism.
From Alpha History
(1918-1957; English translations)
Limited selection from the book. Provides a memoir of the First World War through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier who viewed the war as a personal struggle, testing himself by leading raiding parties and enduring as his comrades were killed.
(English)

Interwar Era (1918-1939)

This portal, which is still being built, contains records, films, photos, posters, maps, and audio recordings.
(German)
Documents of the Reich Chancellery of the Weimar Republic.
23 digitized volumes of the Cabinets from Scheidemann to Schleicher.
(1919-1933; transcriptions with linked Federal Archive apparatus)
Fascism
Collections of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1920-1939; transcriptions and translations)
”Egon Larsend was a young man living in Munich. We join his account as Adolph Hitler… is awaiting word that his stormtroopers have been deployed around the building:”
EyeWitness to History
(1923; English transcription, photographs)
A collection of documents directed against fascism and Nazism.
From the web resources of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
(1923-1934; German facsimiles)
Topographic maps at 1:25,000 scale from Germany of 1930 borders, including parts of what is now Poland
From BYU digital collections.
Ability to search or browse the maps.
(1930; facsimiles)
  • Works by Trotsky
"FASCISM: What It Is and How To Fight It"
The Turn in the Communist International and the Situation in Germany
Trotsky on Nazism and the German Puzzle
(1930-1932; English transcription)
”D. Sefton Delmar was a reporter for the London Daily Express who witnessed the fire. We join his account as Hitler exclaims his reaction to the inferno.”
EyeWitness to History
(1933; English transcription, photographs)
Pact between axis powers to cooperate in opposing the Communist International.
(November 25, 1936; English)
Collection of films shot during WWI
From the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
(German; videos)
  • Die Deutschen Dokumente zum Kriegsausbruch 1914
German Documents on the Outbreak of War.
Berlin: Im Auftrage des Auswärtigen Amts, 1921.
Full-text transcriptions of vols. 1-5
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5 (Commentary)
Searchable German encyclopedia as a digital copy of the 1888 edition.
(Facsimiles)

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