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During his exile in the Netherlands, former Kaiser Wilhelm II cut down thousands of trees as a coping mechanism and for exercise

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club⁩ to ⁨historymemes@piefed.social⁩

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How did he hold the axe with that tiny hand?!

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    • Visstix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      He would let others saw the trees while he just stood there pretending he helped. Like placing his good hand on top of the saw. Or use a small hand axe.

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  • saltnotsugar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Were there really people calling for his return? He seemed pretty unpopular in the end.

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    • PugJesus@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yes, there were.

      Monarchists are weird folk.

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      • Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Hitler I think frequently mentioned stuff about bringing back kaiser. And I think wilhelm did inquire “if I can return” and then hitler allegedly said kaiser must be a total moron to think he can just get monarchy back. If memory serves

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