Hunnic Empire
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Comment by Molly on September 22nd, 2012 at 5:00 pm
In the final paragraph of this article, the author states that during WWII the Germans were referred to as the “Hun”. However, it was during WWI that they were called “Huns” not WWII. The nickname came about when Kaiser Wilhelm II delivered a speech to his troops as they were about to go to China to put down the Boxer Rebellion. The Kaiser essentially told his soldiers: “mercy will not be shown” “Just as a thousand year ago, the Huns under Attila won a reputation of might that lives on in legends, so too may you assert the name of the Germans in China”.
Thanks of taking time to read this,
Molly
Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on September 23rd, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Thank you Molly for your feedback. You are quite correct that it was during WWI that the Germans were referred to as “Huns.” The text has been revised.
Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on September 23rd, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Thank you Molly for your feedback. You are quite correct that it was during WWI that the Germans were originally referred to as “Huns,” following Kaiser Wilhelm’s speech. However the nickname was also used in WWII, with Churchill and Roosevelt both using the term in speeches about the Germans. Generally, though the term was more popular during WWI, and other terms were used in WWII. The text has been revised to clarify this.
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