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Vaterländischer Frauenverein
Vaterländischer Frauenverein (acronym, VFV; English translation, "Patriotic Women's Association"; long form, "German Women's Association for the Care and Aid of War Wounded") was founded by the Prussian Queen (later German Empress) Augusta on 11 November 1866. Initially, its reach was only the city of Berlin. History The foundation in 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, soon gave rise to the first branch associations, which subsequently became the forerunners of the German Red Cross women's associations in the various regions of the German Empire. The first associations of this kind in Germany were the VFV in Koblenz, Hamburg, and Kassel, established between 1866 and 1869. On 18 July 1870, one was founded in Lübeck just before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War."Local- und vermischte Notizen", ''Lübeckische Blätter'', Volume 16, No. 25, March 29, 1874, pp. 154-155. (in German) VFV was established in Bonn,Konejung, Achim, "Das Rheinland und der Erste Weltkrieg", p. 110: W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-T0706-514, Berlin-Friedenau, Sammlung Am Margueritentag
The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv (BArch) (, lit. "Federal Archive") are the national archives of Germany. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952. They are subordinated to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Claudia Roth since 2021) under the German Chancellery, and before 1998, to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. On 6 December 2008, the Archives donated 100,000 photos to the public, by making them accessible via Wikimedia Commons. History The federal archive for institutions and authorities in Germany, the first precursor to the present-day Federal Archives, was established in Potsdam, Brandenburg in 1919, a later date than in other European countries. This national archive documented German government dating from the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867. It also included material from the older German Confederation and the Imperial Chamber Court. The oldest documents in this collection dated back to the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lübeck
Lübeck (; or ; Latin: ), officially the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic City of Lübeck (), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 220,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city on the German Baltic Sea, Baltic coast and the second-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, after its capital of Kiel. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 36th-largest city in Germany. The city lies in the Holsatian part of Schleswig-Holstein, on the mouth of the Trave, which flows into the Bay of Lübeck in the borough of Travemünde, and on the Trave's tributary Wakenitz. The island with the historic old town and the districts north of the Trave are also located in the historical region of Wagria. Lübeck is the southwesternmost city on the Baltic Sea, and the closest point of access to the Baltic from Hamburg. The city lies in the Northern Low Saxon, Holsatian dialect area of Low German. The name ''Lübeck'' ultimately stems from the Slavic languages, Slavic root (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 Establishments In The German Confederation
Events January * January 1 ** Fisk University, a Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine ''The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper), The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman Empire, Ottoman troops clash with supporters of Maronite leader Youssef Bey Karam, at St. Doumit in Lebanon; the Ottomans are defeated. * January 12 ** The ''Royal Aeronautical Society'' is formed as ''The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain'' in London, the world's oldest such society. ** British auxiliary steamer sinks in a storm in the Bay of Biscay, on passage from the Thames to Australia, with the loss of 244 people, and only 19 survivors. * January 18 – Wesley College, Melbourne, is established. * January 26 – Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins. February * February 7 – Battle of Abtao: A Spanish naval squadron fights a combined Peruvian-Chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
