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My Four Years in Germany Excerpt at Potsdam Visits
Ambassador Gerard recounts May 1914 Potsdam visits with Colonel House including Schrippen fest and royal reception. He notes von Tirpitz’s rise and fall, Fokker aviation displays, and Prince Henry’s pro German propaganda efforts. Mentions exchanges with professors, cable bids, and Berlin social life including racing, balls, and the Red White Tennis club.
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Germany
Gerard
United States
Colonel House
Potsdam
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House
Berlin
Frederick the Great
Jearning
Lehr
Prussia
Col. House
Gen. Falkenhayn
Coll. House
von Tirpitz
Navy Department
Reichsmarineamt
von Jagow
Zimmermann
Navy
Naval Department
Naval Staff
Marine Cabinet
von Tirpite
Schimsthal
Fokker
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Amed
West Front
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Foreign Office
Tam Rico
S. Bergmann
America
Prince Henry of
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Taral
Marcus Daly
Weinberg
Paul Shorey
University of Chicago
Archibald Coolidge
Warvard
University of Berlin
Prince August Wilhelm
Kaiser
Cologne Gazette
Roosevelt
Kiel
Azore Islands
Prince Oscar
Ihne
Rumania
Grunewald
Jockey Club
Denmark
Red White
Alwat