Propaganda postcard of General Paul von Hindenburg as Colossus astride East Prussia and Russian Poland. Hindenburg commanded German forces in East Prussia.

Nur über meine Leiche geht Dein Weg 'Koloss'

Your way goes only over my corpse — 'Colossus'

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Carl A. E. Schmidt, Künstverlags-Anstalt, Dresden

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Friday, November 27, 1914

"Army Order at the Eastern Front, November 27, 1914, by Field-Marshal von Hindenburg

In the course of severe fighting lasting several days my troops have brought to a standstill the offensive of a numerically superior Russian Army.

I am proud at having reached the highest military rank at the head of such troops. Your fighting spirit and perseverance have in a marvelous manner inflicted the greatest losses on the enemy. Over 60,000 prisoners, 150 guns, and about 200 machine guns have fallen into our hands, but the enemy is not yet annihilated. Therefore, forward with God, for King and Fatherland, till the last Russian lies beaten at our feet. Hurrah!"

Quotation Context

Army order from German Commander Paul von Hindenburg on November 27, 1914, during the Battle of Lodz. The order reproduced a telegram from Kaiser Wilhelm promoting von Hindenburg to the rank of Field Marshal in recognition of his protection of the German eastern frontier. By mid-November he had been victorious in the Battle of Tannenberg, and twice led his troops (as yet unsuccessfully) to seize Warsaw.

Source

The Great Events of the Great War in Seven Volumes by Charles F. Horne, Vol. II, 1914, pp. 410, 411, copyright © 1920 by The National Alumnia, publisher: The National Alumni, publication date: 1920

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1914-11-27, 1914, November, von Hindenburg, Hindenburg