German Unification


Demps, Laurenz. Das Brandenburger Tor., p. 93.

As Prussia expanded under Otto von Bismarck, three victory parades through the Brandenburg Gate occured over a period of just seven years. The Danish were defeated in 1864, the Austrians in 1866, and the 1871 celebration welcoming the Kaiser and his troops back from the victory over the French (above) also marked the unification of the German states.

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