Hello, I would like to share a link to a website that contains indexes of the West Prussian Land Register of 1772/1773. The website was created and is maintained by the Odessa Digital Library, which is a German-Russian Genealogical Library. Here is the link to the indexes: West Prussian Land Register of 1772/1773. After the […]

Hello, I have finished reading the book titled Iron Kingdom: the Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947, written by Christopher Clark. The book provides an in-depth history of the formation of the Prussian state, the rise of the Prussian Empire, the construction of the German Empire, through the destruction of Hitler’s Third Reich. The book […]

Hello, I have tried to encompass the majority of the administrative changes of Prusian Poland, from the Partitions of Poland to the German Empire (until the end of World War I). Hopefully, I was successful and accurate in my assessment of the Prussian administrative districts. Although I did not include Pommern (Pomerania) Schlesien (Silesia), or […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland German Empire (1905-1918) In 1905, the German Empire created a new Department in the Province of East Prussia.The Department of Allenstein was formed from the lower kreise (districts) of the Departments of  Königsberg and Gumbinnen. Please note that the Provinces of Posen and West Prussia would stay unchanged until 1918. 1905-1918 […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  German Empire (1878-1904) The German Empire underwent changes within their provincial administrative districts and re-emerged with the following changes that are listed below. The major change was the division of the Prussian Province into the Provinces of West Prussia and East Prussia. The Department of Danzig expanded to include Kreis […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  German Empire (1871-1877) In 1871, the unification of the German Empire took place. The German Empire would be ruled by a German Emperor, in 1871 by Wilhelm I. The unification of Germany occurred after the following wars were won by the United Prussian States: the Second War of Schleswig in […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  United Prussian States (1824-1870) In 1824, the Provinces of East Prussia and West Prussia were merged into the Province of Prussia. The Grand Duchy of Posen would lose its pseudo independent status of Grand Duchy in 1848. In 1849, the Grand Duchy of Posen became the Province of Posen.  1824-1870 […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  Kingdom of Prussia After the Napoleonic Wars (1815-1824) The Congress of Vienna (1814) marked the defeat of Napoleon and his French forces. The victors would divided the territories that were gained by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. The Duchy of Warsaw was divided between the Russian Empire (Kongress Kingdom of […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland Kingdom of Prussia During the Napoleonic Wars (1807-1815) During the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807), the Prussian Empire joined forces with Russia, Saxony, the United Kingdom, and Sweden with hopes to defeat the French Empire. In August 1806, the Prussian Empire launched attacks against the French forces located in […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland Kingdom of Prussia after the Third Partition of Poland (1795-1806) An uprising occurred throughout Poland in 1794. The uprising was led by General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, among other notable leaders. The uprising had some initial success, but Poland ultimately lost the war against Prussia and Russia. In 1795, the remainder of Poland […]