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Emser Depesche Memorial Stone

Emser Depesche Memorial Stone

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Emser Depesche Memorial Stone

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Location: Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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October 3, 2017

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European history was written in this place. The stone is named after the French ambassador to Prussia, Vincent Graf Benedetti. On July 13, 1870, he met the Prussian King Wilhelm I, who was in Bad Ems for treatment, and delivered demands from the French government. The content of the interview was transmitted to Berlin as "Ems Depesche" and later led to the declaration of war by France against Prussia.

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June 28, 2021

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The Emser Depesche is an internal telegram from the North German Federal Government dated July 13, 1870. In it, Heinrich Abeken, an employee of the North German Foreign Office, reports …

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February 25, 2021

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Die Emser Depesche löste den deutsch-französischen Krieg von 1870/71 aus. Nach dem Sieg über Frankreich stand am Ende dieses Krieges die Gründung des Deutschen Reiches.

Der Hintergrund war der immer …

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