Bären HunGER Ich lerne vom Leben. Ich lerne solange ich lebe. S

Kreis Königsberg N.M. | Provinz Brandenburg | Kr. Preußen | Deutsches Reich

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Siegfried Wischnewski as Hagen von Tronje in “Die Nibelungen” (1967)

Ironically, an actor with the first name Siegfried has created the most memorable embodiment of Hagen von Tronje in “Die Nibelungen”: an unforgettable fascinating character with an overwhelming charisma.

A grim giant from Burgundy, whose mere appearance terrifies the gentler souls.  He is undaunted, ruthless and utterly convinced of the rightness of his actions. The indomitable warrior only once becomes staggering and wants to turn himself in to his enemies to save his king and his liegemen from a certain death but the king refuses to release Hagen from his oath.

Unforgettable when raises his sword in  the semidarkness of a stormy night and threatens: “By this sword - I swear death to anyone who betrays my king!”   Also memorable when he  turns his bloodstained face to Kriemhild and shouts his last defiant words at her: “Now you got your revenge - three (dead) brothers for a bastard from Xanten!”

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Prussian troops advancing at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Manfred von Richthofen

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“Officers at Air Training School 5, Hannover in 1918.”

(Reuters)

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“Civitas Dei” (the City of God) A Neo Byzantine style mosaic located on the ceiling at the entrance of the Cathedral of Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.  

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Das Kind lebt im Märchen, der Jüngling im Mythos, der Mann in der Geschichte, der Greis in einer sich vergeistigenden Welt. Der Ring schließt sich: das Kind tritt aus dem Ungesonderten in die Erscheinung, der Greis zieht sich aus ihr zurück.

Ernst Jünger, Autor und Autorschaft (via amor-fati-graz)

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An air leaflet dropped by ballon titled ‘Ingratitude,’ WWI

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The Valkyrie’s Vigil.1906. Watercolour and gold paint on paper. Private collection.

Art by Edward Robert Hughes.(1851-1914).

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Die Walküre Vigil.1906. Aquarell und Goldfarbe auf Papier. Privatsammlung. Kunst von Edward Robert Hughes. (1851-1914).

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Deutschland, küsse ihnen den saum ihre Gewänder; sie sind in den Kriegen Deine Engel https://t.co/elEDN8Xorm http://twitter.com/ThisDayInWWI/status/710389157722337280

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March 17, 1916 - Fifth Battle of the Isonzo Ends Due to Bad Weather

Pictured - An Austrian machine gun nest opens up on Italian soldiers.

The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo ended on March 17, 1916, almost as soon as it had begun.  The Italian Army had attacked to help relieve pressure on the French Army, embattled at Verdun, but in doing so they had attacked before completing preparations for their spring offensive.  However, this time the Italian commander-in-chief, Luigi Cadorna, was more cautious than usual, and the Italians suffered less casualties as a result.  By the 17th the battle ended as bad weather made further fighting impossible, without either army achieving decisive results.

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Vor drei oder vier Jahren wäre ich lebend nicht in russ. Gefangenschaft gegangen. Nun denke ich anders. Der Tod ist leichter als das Leben. Ich will aber vor dem Leben nicht kneifen, und wenn es noch so aussichtslos erscheint.

Hermann Heidegger, Heimkehr 47 (via schicksalsmensch)

http://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Heidegger

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Heidegger

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March 18, 1916 - Russians Launch Lake Naroch Offensive

Pictured - Russian soldiers charge German positions in a German newspaper illustration.  The Battle of Lake Naroch took place in present-day Belarus.

Just as the Italians had done on the Isonzo front, the Russians launched an offensive earlier than planned in March 1916 to help draw pressure off of the French Army at Verdun.  Stavka, the Russian High Command, chose the area around Lake Naroch in present-day Belarus as the focal point for their battle.

The Russian Second Army launched the attack on March 18 after a two-day preliminary bombardment on German positions.  The Russians had a three-to-one advantage over the Germans in terms of numbers, but their artillery was less accurate and they attacked in fairly unsophisticated waves, unlike the more advanced tactics used by armies on the Western Front.  As a result, German machine guns cut swathes through the Russian ranks on Day One of the battle.  The Russians took ten kilometers of German territory during the battle, but did not seriously damage the Germans defensive system and counter-attacks would retake much of the lost ground.

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Zwei Dinge sollten Kinder von ihren Eltern bekommen: Wurzeln und Flügel.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (via bergfriede)

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“Father youngest”, german post card from 1915.

[schicksalsmensch]

Es ist für unsere heutige Zeit bezeichnend, daß unhinterfragt bleibt, was die Mode mit unserem Bewußtsein macht und warum wir modisch durch die Gegend laufen wollen. Das Grundprinzip der Mode ist die ständige Veränderung und Variation des Immer Gleichen, um die eigene Unruhe und Unzufriedenheit mit uns selbst mit Hilfe einer Souveränitätssimulation zu überspielen.

Felix Menzel (http://www.sezession.de/53570/wachstumskritik-vii-das-diktat-der-unruhe.html/2)