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The first World War, post war Germany from our perspective


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Through some recently new discovered information, Tobi and Katha revisit their Great grandfather Paul Schubert again. While looking into his life, they explore the links to WW1, the Weimar Republic and the state that the country was in. On a personal level, they also discover a lot of life altering events in Paul’s life that had major impacts on his family. In conclusion, exploring this part of their family history, Tobi and Katha walk away with a new understanding on this Schubert side of the family.Extra Resources:

  • Check out “The Rest is History” Podcast on two amazing series on The Murder of Prince Ferdinand (Ep. 1 Ep. 2 / Ep. 3 / Ep. 4) and then theRoad to the Great War (Ep. 1 / Ep.2 / Ep. 3 / Ep. 4 / Ep. 5 / Ep. 6)
  • Great books on WW1 are: The Sleepwalkers by Christopher ClarkJuly Crisis by Thomas Otte
  • Here is the (german) source of the numbers and stats on Saxony’s involvement in WW1: https://www.slpb.de/themen/geschichte/1871-bis-1918/der-erste-weltkrieg
  • Fun, 10 minute video on the Weimar Republic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO-_HXO7HwY
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