Bremm, Klaus-Jürgen 1864. Bismarcks erster Krieg

On 1 February 1864, Prussian and Austrian troops invaded the Kingdom of Denmark. After several weeks of siege, the storming of the Düppeler Schanzen fortress was decisive for the war. Afterwards, Prussians and Austrians quickly conquered the entire Danish peninsula. The German-Danish War is the first of the three so-called German Wars of Unification. For the first time, many elements of the modern wars to come played an essential role here: the strategic importance of the railway, the Krupp breech-loading cannons (which were also decisive in the siege of Paris in 1870/71) or even the medium of photography, which documented the war. The eminent military historian Klaus-Jürgen Bremm tells of the reasons for the war as well as its course, describes battles and shows the enormous importance of this war, which had a decisive influence on the emergence of the German nation state and empire of 1871. For the first time, many elements of the modern wars to come played an essential role here: the strategic importance of the railway, the Krupp breech-loading cannons (which were also decisive in the siege of Paris in 1870/71) or even the medium of photography, which documented the war. The eminent military historian Klaus-Jürgen Bremm tells of the reasons for the war as well as its course, describes battles and shows the enormous importance of this war, which had a decisive influence on the emergence of the German nation state and empire of 1871.