The Captain of Köpenick affair (1906)
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:German_Empire
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| gptkbp:date |
1906
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| gptkbp:describes |
A German impostor, Wilhelm Voigt, posed as a Prussian military officer and commandeered a detachment of soldiers to seize the town hall of Köpenick and steal the treasury.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Captain of Köpenick affair (1906)
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| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
gptkb:The_Captain_of_Köpenick_(play)
gptkb:The_Captain_from_Köpenick_(film) |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Köpenick,_Berlin,_Germany
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| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Wilhelm_Voigt
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| gptkbp:result |
Voigt was arrested and later pardoned by Kaiser Wilhelm II
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| gptkbp:significance |
Exposed the blind obedience to authority in German society
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Köpenick,_Berlin
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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