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Episode 127: The Liberators
🕑 Added 2025-07-01 03:50:19 +0000 UTCThroughout 1809, small groups of brave (or foolish) German patriots tried to stir up nationalist uprisings against France. Meanwhile, in Iberia, a very ugly war dragged on with no end in sight.
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The Age of Napoleon
I looked into this and based on what I found, it seems the SS uniforms were mostly inspired by an earlier German army unit: the Prussian 5th Hussars, aka the Von Ruesch Hussars, which fought in the wars of Frederick the Great (who Hitler greatly admired). They may have also helped inspire the Black Brunswickers' uniforms.
James
One of my favourite episodes. Learning about totally unknown stuff like this is my personal highlight of the show. Cheers
Wes
Could the uniforms (black with deaths head emblem) of the Black Brunswickers have been a precursor to the uniforms typical of the Nazi SS?
