Willy and Nicky correspond, 99 years ago

Willy and Nicky correspond, 99 years ago

On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. By week’s end, Europe’s Great Powers had chosen sides and mobilized, while Nicky and Willy corresponded by telegraph.

Tsar to Kaiser, July 29, 1:00 a.m.
Peter’s Court Palais
Sa Majesté l’ Empereur
Neues Palais

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