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Proclamation "To my people", 17 March 1813, (1936). 'Aufruf "An Mein Volk", 17 Marz 1813'. The proclamation was issued by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (1770-1840) in Breslau (present-day Wroclaw, Poland). He called on 'Prussians and Germans' to support the struggle against Napoleon. Hostilities had been declared the day before. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936] (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/The Print Collector)