Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany addresses troops on 27 July 1900 prior to their departure for China to aid in putting down the Boxer Rebellion. This is the Hun speech. The ship behind is SS Friedrich der Grosse (or SS Friedrich der Große) of the Norddeutscher Lloyd (English: North German Lloyd) line.
Original caption from source:
Ansprache des Kaisers an die China-Truppen in Bremerhaven
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Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany delivers the Hun Speech on 27 July 1900
{{Information |Description=Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany addresses troops on 27 July 1900 prior to their departure for China to aid in putting down the Boxer Rebellion. This is the so-called ''schrecklichkeit'' or "Hun" speech. The ship behind is SS ''Frie