Königsberg

The video is split into 3 parts:
1. A day in Königsberg in 1928, with real video footage. The Ostpreußenlied is playing in the background.
2. Paintings and pictures of the historical Königsberg. The Ostpreußischer Reitermarsch is playing in the background.
3. The destruction of Königsberg and the transformation into Kaliningrad. The Ostpreußenlied instrumental version is playing in the background.

1. Song: Ostpreußenlied
3. Song: Ostpreußenlied instrumental

Disclaimer: This video is not meant to insult any Russians, Stalin is the one who is responsible for the end of Königsberg.

Königsberg (literally King's Mountain) is the name for the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Originally a Sambian or Old Prussian settlement, it then belonged to the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, and Nazi Germany. After being largely destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing and the Red Army, it was annexed by the Soviet Union and its surviving inhabitants forcibly expelled. Thereafter, the city was renamed Kaliningrad. Few traces of the former Königsberg remain today.

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[dr.ludwig]

Sorry for the reupload, the copyright owner of the second song "Ostpreußisches Reiterlied" ordered to strike my channel even tho I had mail-contact to him and did everything he wanted. I replaced it with a version from Der Michel :)

The video has no intention to insult Russia or Russians or to relativate anything.

[konstantinmaximilianvonpet]

My 97 years old east Prussian grandfather is very joyful after this video.
Danke schön!

[thehpw]

My dad was born in Gross Hohenrade near konigsberg in 1933. He watched this today with me. Knew the songs. He’s 89. Thanks for posting.

[A.Hunter]

The last part is really heartbreaking. A wonderful city reduced to ruins, its people forcibly expelled, and its beautiful skyline replaced with some of the world's worst Architecture.

[botswanainsight]

A true Gem & Jewel of Prussian History, Culture & Genesis Lost. What a Sad Story. Greetings & Happy New Year Dr Ludwig from Botswana in Southern Africa

[theodorkorner]

Königsberg war die Heimatstadt meines Urgroßvaters.
Wäre sie Teil des heutigen Deutschlands wäre sie definitiv mein Traumwohnort. Eine norddeutsche Hafenstadt mit preußischer Seele! Die Vorstellung ist zu schön...

[fw]

Mir kommen die Tränen, wenn ich sehe was der Krieg Königsberg angetan hat. Danke für die Impressionen.

[DarthNoox]

It will forever be Königsberg in our hearts

[forzabiker]

Einfach Grandios Herr Dr Ludwig. Wie schafft man es nur immer wieder so viele unglaubliche Bilder zu beschaffen, welche die meisten von Uns wohl noch nie gesehen haben. Danke und Respekt für Ihre Beiträge !!!!

[PastorLUL]

I'm proud to be a German. I'm proud to be a part of this magical country and its people. 🇩🇪

[turkulerman]

When you realize... all that things are gone... only big, grey flats in the old city centre...
Konigsberg is still here, in our hearts. As long as we'll remember about him, he will never disappear

[MrDeadpoolable]

Königsberg is the greatest city in the World. Kingdom of Prussia is a symbol of germans heart. Ludwig, hi from Lettland

[thomasschmittus]

Sehr sehr schön aber auch traurig. Danke für diese tolle Arbeit.

[andrinator]

Königsberg suffered more than an entire country. May his memory still live on in our hearts and in our voices. May history receive justice. Hail Königsberg!

[jwelke]

Ich bin aus dem preußischen Stamm und diese Stadt ruht immer in meinem Herzen.

[ChristsCross]

The taking of Ostpreußen was the worst of all. While Poland at least had a big ethnic Polish population and historic connection to the Ostgebiete, Russia / the Soviet Union had no claim on Königsberg whatsoever, and only occupied it because of the thirst for power of the murderer Stalin. Today, Königsberg exists as Kaliningrad, a shadow of its former self, its beauty shattered by soviet architecture without a soul, its history ignored, as an oblast of Russia without any connection to the rest of the country, and without a shared history. It is saddening, really. The people speak Russian today, but the winds whisper in German.

[madladder]

Meine Familie stammt aus Tilsit, und wenn ich diese Aufnahmen sah hat es mir Tränen in die Augen getrieben, danke dafür Ludwig 👍🇩🇪

[SlowianskiSyn]

Ich komme aus Russland, meine Vorfahren waren Deutsche. Ich liebe die europäische Kultur, die Architektur, die Mentalität. Ich würde gerne in Königsberg leben, er war früher eine der schönsten Städte Deutschlands, und jetzt könnte es mit der Entwicklung noch besser werden. Ich habe mir die alten Fotos dieser Stadt angesehen und selbst gesehen, was die Leute um mich herum zu ihr gemacht haben... Es tut mir leid, dass die russischen die Stadt nicht zurückgebracht haben, ehrlich gesagt. Ich selbst mag Russland nicht und plane, in Zukunft nach Europa zu ziehen, denn es ist mir sehr wichtig, was ich jeden Tag sehe und was ich inspiriert habe, obwohl ich plane, nach Tschechien zu ziehen, aber es tut mir aufrichtig leid für das Schicksal von Königsberg, es war eine große Stadt und Region 😌. Danke an den Autor für das Video 👍

[lombardenjoyer]

Really sad. Konigsberg live in our heart

[nacho_ahe]

My great grandfather was born there proud of him and Prussia.