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Germans were involved in the following military actions, among others: | Germans were involved in the following military actions, among others: | ||
*'''1618:''' Thirty Years' War. Protestant and Catholic. | *'''1618:''' Thirty Years' War. Protestant and Catholic. | ||
*'''1648:''' States fought. Sweden, Denmark, and France all seized German territory. Parts of Germany were decimated. | *'''1648:''' States fought. Sweden, Denmark, and France all seized German territory. Parts of Germany were decimated. | ||
*'''1688-1697:''' Palatine Wars of Succession – destroyed mainly Southwestern Germany. | *'''1688-1697:''' Palatine Wars of Succession – destroyed mainly Southwestern Germany. | ||
*'''1740:''' War of Austrian Succession. Preußen invaded. | *'''1740:''' War of Austrian Succession. Preußen invaded. | ||
*'''1748:''' Schlesien. | *'''1748:''' Schlesien. | ||
*'''1756:''' Seven Years' War. Preußen kept Schlesien. 1763. | *'''1756:''' Seven Years' War. Preußen kept Schlesien. 1763. | ||
*'''1775-1783:''' American Revolution. Several German states led by Hessen, provided troops to fight for the British. | *'''1775-1783:''' American Revolution. Several German states led by Hessen, provided troops to fight for the British. | ||
*'''1805-1815:''' Napoleonic Wars. German troops served throughout Europe. Rheinland was temporarily occupied by France. | *'''1805-1815:''' Napoleonic Wars. German troops served throughout Europe. Rheinland was temporarily occupied by France. | ||
*'''1864:''' War with Denmark. Preußen seized Schleswig-Holstein. | *'''1864:''' War with Denmark. Preußen seized Schleswig-Holstein. | ||
*'''1866:''' Seven Weeks' War. Preußen consolidated power in a fight with Austria. | *'''1866:''' Seven Weeks' War. Preußen consolidated power in a fight with Austria. | ||
*'''1867:''' Army Reorganized. Preußen absorbed the armies of all other states except Bayern, Sachsen, and Württemberg. | *'''1867:''' Army Reorganized. Preußen absorbed the armies of all other states except Bayern, Sachsen, and Württemberg. | ||
*'''1870-1871:''' Franco-Prussian War. Germany annexed Elsaß-Lothringen. | *'''1870-1871:''' Franco-Prussian War. Germany annexed Elsaß-Lothringen. | ||
*'''1914-1918:''' World War I. Elsaß-Lothringen returned to France. Parts of eastern Germany ceded to Lithuania and Poland. | *'''1914-1918:''' World War I. Elsaß-Lothringen returned to France. Parts of eastern Germany ceded to Lithuania and Poland. | ||
*'''1939-1945:''' World War II. Many German records were destroyed. | *'''1939-1945:''' World War II. Many German records were destroyed. | ||
For more historical information about the German military, see the following sources: | For more historical information about the German military, see the following sources: | ||
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[http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/content_suche.asp German War Cemetery records database] | [http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/content_suche.asp German War Cemetery records database] | ||
{{Place|Germany}} | {{Place|Germany}} | ||
[[Category:Germany]] | [[Category:Germany|Military Records]] | ||