Category: erman Army
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Wilhelm Voigt, a 57-Year-old German Shoemaker, Masquerades as an Army Captain and Directs a Whole Platoon of Soldiers to Aid Him in Stealing 4,000 Marks. October 17, 1906
Image: Wilhelm Voigt in 1910. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 17, 1906, Wilhelm Voigt, a 57-year-old German shoemaker, masquerades as an army captain and directs a whole platoon of soldiers to aid him in stealing 4,000 marks. Voigt, who had an extensive criminal record, embarrassed the German army by manipulating their blind…