History of Prussia | Animated History

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Sources:
The Rise and Fall of Prussia, Sebastian Haffner
Germans and Slavs, Arno Lubos
Frederick the Great, Tim Blanning

Music:
Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt

Twenty six variations on La Folia de Spagna, London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert, conductor

[TheArmchairHistorian]

*Correction 1: In 1648, Brandenburg-Prussia also acquired parts of Pomerania, which isn't shown in the video. Pomerania is a state directly above Brandenburg.

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Thanks!
Griff

[DeptalJexus]

"Prussia wasn't destined to be great, but it decided to be"

[drandren]

Prussia's rise to glory was when they unlocked their third national idea of 20% land morale.

[baszar]

That's why you always conquer the whole Teutonic Order when playing Poland in EU4.

[keir]

*Slaps Roof of Prussia*
Wilhelm: "This Baby can hold so many Reichs"
Napoleon: Can I test that theory?
Stalin: Can I test that Theory?

[FireRi]

"Where some states have an army, the Prussian army has a state"
Brutal, I love it Hahaha

[NeverEverClever]

*plays prussian glory at 150% discipline*

[Rescel]

*knock knock*
Prussia: who's there
Its Me Bismarck.
...Prussia formed germany

[borussiagermania]

"Prussia was hatched from a cannonball" - Napoleon I.

[Dumpstermuffin]

Prussia has always been by favorite faction to play in total war....they are political and military geniuses. Took on both Austria and France and won

[NartNeyut]

Prussia and Frederick




Lots of Frederick

[Wolle]

Map in this video: "Exist"
Denmark: "Am I a joke to you"

[sheetgravy]

No one ever expects the Space Marines.

[InspectHistory]

As always great job AH! loved ur content I'm your fan from Indonesia 😇

[BlitzOfTheReich]

It's absolutely jaw dropping that by the mid 18th century, I believe around 1/3 of the Prussian army was foreign born. Usually pressed into service for being deserters and criminals.

[chocdesglacons]

I'm part (West-)German and I still find Prussia incredibly "exotic" in a way. It's stranger for us than it is e.g. for a Calabrian to think that his country was united by the more or less francophone Duchy of Piedmont a bit earlier. Italy's capital is Rome, not Turin, and Piedmont has a quieter history. But modern Germany was shaped around the astonishing, dangerous and fast-moving Prussian military state or its legacy and Berlin became our capital. The fact that parts of North-Eastern Germany _within_ the much truncated current borders have Slavic roots while many far-off towns along the Polish, Lithuanian and North-West Russian coasts are historically more German is also something I'll never get used to.

[ihsanchair]

There's no way I would ever miss every video talking about Prussia

[rippspeck]

5:16 That really sounds like the -American- Prussian Dream.

[Randy_Plays_Games]

Glad to see that you aren't actually in the video this time, I enjoy the visuals and your take on how to visually represent what you're talking about.

[valiatus]

USA: We're THE Nation of Immigrants!
Prussia: Copy cat.