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Prussia Columns
The Prussia Columns () are two monuments, over high, that were erected in the years 1854 and 1855 by order of the Prussian king, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Frederick William IV on the southeast coast of the German island of Rügen near Neukamp and Groß Stresow. Both villages are today part of the municipality of Putbus. The monument near Neukamp was inaugurated on 15 October 1854 and the one near Groß Stresow exactly one year later, on the 60th birthday of Frederick William IV. The column drum, drums and parts of the pedestal were carved from one of the largest glacial erratics on and around Rügen, the Nardevitz Erratic, Great Rock near Nardevitz on Rügen's Jasmund peninsula. Most of the rock was destroyed as a result of being quarried for the columns. Nevertheless, it is still impressive today, and sticks 3 metres out of the ground. The monuments were intended to commemorate the landings of the March of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and later, Prussian troops on the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS Neukamp 1984-07
P.S. commonly refers to: * Postscript, writing added after the main body of a letter PS, P.S., ps, and other variants may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Literature * PS Publishing, based in the UK *''PS Magazine'', a U.S. Army magazine *''Popular Science'', a U.S. magazine * PlayStation Magazine (other), ''PlayStation Magazine'' (other) Music * PS Classics, a record label * P.S. (album), ''P.S.'' (album), a compilation album of film music by Goran Bregovic * ''P.S. (A Toad Retrospective)'', a compilation album of music by Toad The Wet Sprocket * "PS", 2003 song by The Books from the album ''The Lemon of Pink'' * "P.S.", 1993 song by James from the album ''Laid (album), Laid'' Stage and screen * P.S. (film), ''P.S.'' (film), a 2004 film * ''P.S.'', a 2010 film by Yalkin Tuychiev * PS (TV series), ''PS'' (TV series), a German television series * Prompt corner or prompt side, an area of a stage Other media * PlayStation, a video gaming brand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion Of Rügen (1678)
The invasion of Rügen of 22 to 24 September 1678 was a Operation (military), military operation in the Swedish-Brandenburg War, or Scanian War, that ended with the annexation of the Swedish-ruled island of Rügen by the Allies – Brandenburg-Prussia and Denmark-Norway, Denmark – for just under a year before it was restored by treaty to Sweden. The operation was a prelude to the long-planned Siege of Stralsund (1678), Siege of Stralsund that followed shortly thereafter. Background The first invasion of Rügen in this war took place on 17 September 1677, when the Danes landed and succeeded, after the Battle of Bergen (1677), Battle of Bergen, in expelling the Swedes from the entire island. Soon after, the Swedes under the command of Field Marshal Otto Wilhelm von Konigsmark began moves to recapture the island, which proved successful when they won the Battle of Warksow on 18 January 1678. The island was not safe for long in spite of this Swedish victory, mainly because the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
