![]() There is a suggestive account in one of the articles I translated as to Walter’s administrative acumen and dental skills which may explain how he came to the attention of upper echelon German military officers and the German Kaiser, “ If the suggestions made by Walter in his writings as early as 1900 had succeeded, things would have been better at the beginning of the war for the dental supply of our army. Walter Bruck on the Eastern Front during WWI with his army comrades (photo courtesy of Dr. ![]() Walter Bruck on the Eastern Front during WWI being chauffeured about (photo courtesy of Dr. ![]() According to contemporary newspaper accounts published in 1925 on Walter’s 25 th year anniversary as dental lecturer at the University of Breslau, “During WWI, from October 1914 to August 1917, Walter headed a dental department at the fortress hospital in Breslau, and in 1917 went to Bucharest, where he worked as a consulting dentist for the Romanian military administration and later in the same capacity worked at the high command of the so-called von Mackensen Army Group.” Multiple photographs from Walter personal papers confirm his presence on the Eastern Front during WWI (Figures 3-4) and show him socializing with members of Germany’s high command.įigure 3. Bruck and Kaiser Wilhelm II may have begun. Walter Wolfgang Bruck’s military service during WWI (Figure 2), at which time I surmise a relationship between Dr. Let me start by reviewing what I have been able to establish of Dr. Walter Wolfgang Bruck in his WWI military uniform (photo courtesy of Dr. As readers will be able to judge for themselves, some of my findings are conjecture, others are more firmly grounded in the records I found.įigure 2. I decided to investigate this connection by having the documentary evidence translated and researching when the bond may have begun and how long it continued. Tilo Wahl, I came upon a surprising array of materials chronicling a friendship between Walter and the family of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Germany’s last emperor. Walter Wolfgang Bruck (Figure 1), my second cousin twice removed, given to me by Dr. In perusing the photos of the personal effects belonging to Dr. Walter Wolfgang Bruck shown wearing the medals that once graced his stately home in Breslau, Germany (photo courtesy of Dr. ![]() Even though many of the events I write about involve people who lived during the Nazi era, which narrowly includes the period from 1933 to 1945, I hope followers will agree this tragic period in history is endlessly fascinating and obviously transcends my own family’s stories.įigure 1. For this reason, I try and frame the stories within a broader historical and cultural context which may be of greater interest to subscribers. When formulating my Blog posts, I am acutely aware I am writing about people connected to or associated with members of my family to whom most readers are unrelated. POST 99: THE ASTONISHING DISCOVERY OF SOME OF DR. POST 65: GERMANY’S LAST EMPEROR, WILHELM II, PICTURED WITH UNKNOWN FAMILY MEMBER Walter Wolfgang Bruck, and Germany’s last imperial family, that of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Note: In this post, I explore and document the connection between my renowned ancestor, Dr. ![]()
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