About Project: Yorckstrasse, Berlin-Kreuzberg
All Pictures of the Yorckstrasse in Berlin's famous quarter Kreuzberg.
German, English, Spanish spoken.
URL: www.flickr.com/groups/yorckstrasse/
Please add the tags: Berlin Kreuzberg Yorckstrasse
[Maps: frappr.com, berlin.de]
Origin of Street Name: Hans Yorck von Wartenburg was born in Potsdam, of English descent. He commanded an infantry brigade at the Battle of Jena in 1806 and ‘emerged from that disaster with an enhanced reputation’.In 1812 he was commander of the troops that Prussia sent to fight alongside Napoleon in Russia, although when things started to go badly for the French, he unilaterally signed the Convention of Tauroggen (30. December 1812) by which Prussia troops became neutral. This action was initially opposed by the Prussian King but was supported by the ‘nation’ as a whole. After distinguishing himself in 1813/14, he became a Field Marshall in 1821.
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- Screenshots / Screencasts
- Illustration/Art / Animation/CGI
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