East Prussia Collection

In East Prussia--Russian prisoners, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
In East Prussia--Russian prisoners, 1914. Russian prisoners standing by a railroad car, drinking from large cups during World War I.

Russian prisoners in Przemysl, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian prisoners in Przemysl, between c1914 and c1915. Russian soldiers taken prisoner by the Austro-Hungarian army at Przemysl Fortress, Przemysl

'Les operations du front oriental, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Les operations du front oriental, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. From August to September 1914, the Russian Empire invaded Germany on the Eastern Front

Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)
Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, c1931, (1933). The memorial commemorated the German soldiers killed during the victory over the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg

Land-working women, East Prussia, 1922. Artist: Georg Haeckel
Land-working women, East Prussia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Adolf Hitler, President von Hindenburg and Hermann Goering, Tannenberg, Germany, 1933
Adolf Hitler, President von Hindenburg and Hermann Goering, Tannenberg, Germany, 27th August, 1933. Hindenburg (1847-1934) with Chancellor Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and Minister Goering (1893-1946)

Nazi memorial ceremony for President von Hindenburg, Court of Honour, Tannenberg, 7th August 1934. Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934)

The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes. Artist: Anonymous
The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes. Private Collection

Masuren - Brewing thunderstorm, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Masuren - Brewing thunderstorm, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

In Masouria, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
In Masouria, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Allenstein (Ostpreussen) - Odrdensschloss, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Allenstein (Ostpreuszen) - Odrdensschlosz, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Ernte in Mausren - Harvest in Masouria, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Ernte in Mausren - Harvest in Masouria, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

The market in the ruins of Hohenstein, East Prussia, World War I, 1915. The town of Hohenstein suffered damage during the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914

A street in Ortelsburg, Eastern Prussia, World War I, August 1915. The town of Ortelsburg was almost destroyed by the Russians early in the First World War

A German company of machine-guns during the battle of Darkehmen, Russia, World War I, 1915. Now known as Ozersk and in Russia, Darkehmen used to be in East Prussia

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