“Cologne, one of the strongest fortifications with ca. 600,000 inhabitants, receives the most foreign travelers of the German cities.  In its narrow streets that date from the middle-ages…” reads the introduction of a 1912 travel guide.  Given the city’s strategic location on the Rhine River, Cologne has a history as a major settlement and fortification that dates back to Roman times.  Take a short tour through our garrison city . . . .

A Statistical Look at 1914 Germany
The statistics presented in the article have been selected from the 1914 edition of the Statistisches Jahrbuch fuer das Deutsche Reich published by the Kaiserliches Statistische Amt.  It is hoped that these figures will help the reenactor to better understand war-time Germany.