As Prussia was defeated in 1807 and subjected to a harsh peace, in order to deliver a suitable propaganda message, the film begins in 1813 after the period of the Napoleonic Wars known in German as the War of Liberation.
The film begins in 1813 after the period of the Napoleonic Wars. These Napoleonic Wars are known in German as the War of Liberation. Prussia was defeated in 1807. This was to deliver a suitable propaganda message. Prussia was subjected to a harsh peace. This was to deliver a suitable propaganda message.