Cultural Heritage
Fighting in World War I and World War II, my grandfather and great-grandfather were fighting for more than American pride. They were fighting for more personal or cultural reasons. My family name is Derwinski and is of Prussian decent. The Germans and the Russians persecuted the Prussians. Prussians were strictly Protestants with high moral and ethnic standards. For centuries, Prussia was a safe haven for people persecuted for their religious beliefs. Between 1685 and 1715, 500,000 French Protestants (known as Huguenots) immigrated into Prussia. From this time on the Prussians started a culture that was time and time again attempted at being destroyed, but lived on. Frederick II was known as The Great King of Prussia. His reign was from 1740-86, and was considered among the most notable of enlightened despots in 18th century Europe. Frederick was born in Berlin
After WWII, Prussia was divided between Russia, Poland, and E. However, he was more interested in courtly life, music and French literature. Exactly 12 years after the illegal annexation of Prussia, Prussian officers made an attempt to kill Hitler. He studied philosophy, history, and poetry and published several books. (pommern) This in-turn was the first time Prussia had been recognized by the world. Yet, people often confuse Prussia with that of Germany, but in-turn Prussia lost everything because of Germany. (Maziulis) The Old Prussians went through a 90-year resistance from the crusade of West Europe. (Maziulis) The Reformation offered them a way to preserve their old culture into an integral culture. Prussia went through several reconstructions. This came from the influence of his mother, Sophia Dorothea of Hannover. They failed and were hung on German soil. Some considered Prussia as a pat of Germany, but originally it isn't. Old Prussian traditions and folklore lain down the foundation to integrate traditions and folklore of later inhabitants of their land who were descendants of the Old Prussians as well as of various colonists from various parts of Europe: Germans, Poles, Lithuanians, Dutchmen, Frenchmen etc. (Encarta) He was crown prince and was trained under his father to become a soldier or an administrator.
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