Hauptmann von Köpenick affair

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The Hauptmann von Köpenick affair was a 1906 incident in which an impostor dressed as a Prussian army officer seized control of the town hall in Köpenick and stole the city treasury, famously exposing the blind obedience to military authority in the German Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf confidence trick ⓘ
criminal incident ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Affäre Hauptmann von Köpenick ⓘ
Captain of Köpenick affair ⓘ
amountStolen about 4000 marks ⓘ
chronology occurred before World War I ⓘ
country German Empire ⓘ
date 1906-10-16 ⓘ
describedAs Hauptmann von Köpenick ⓘ
exposed authoritarian nature of Prussian militarism ⓘ
blind obedience to military authority in the German Empire ⓘ
genreOfReception satire ⓘ
hasAftermath international publicity ⓘ
public embarrassment for Prussian authorities ⓘ
widespread press coverage in Germany ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact became a popular satirical symbol in German culture ⓘ
term "Hauptmann von Köpenick" used as synonym for audacious impostor ⓘ
hasLegacy frequently referenced in discussions of German militarism ⓘ
tourist interest in Köpenick related to the event ⓘ
hasMainProtagonist Wilhelm Voigt ⓘ
hasTheme abuse of authority ⓘ
critique of militarism ⓘ
power of uniforms and rank ⓘ
inspiredWork Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1931 film) ⓘ
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956 film) ⓘ
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (play) ⓘ
various stage and film adaptations ⓘ
involvedImpersonationOf Hauptmann (captain) of the Prussian army ⓘ
Prussian army officer ⓘ
laterDevelopment pardon of Wilhelm Voigt by Kaiser Wilhelm II ⓘ
legalConsequenceForPerpetrator arrest of Wilhelm Voigt ⓘ
imprisonment of Wilhelm Voigt ⓘ
location Berlin ⓘ
Köpenick ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensively reported in newspapers of the time ⓘ
notableFor being carried out without real military authority ⓘ
demonstrating unquestioning obedience of soldiers to uniform ⓘ
its satirical and political interpretations ⓘ
partOf history of Berlin ⓘ
history of the German Empire ⓘ
perpetrator Wilhelm Voigt ⓘ
resultedIn seizure of Köpenick town hall ⓘ
theft of city treasury of Köpenick ⓘ
target Köpenick town hall ⓘ
linked to: Köpenick Town Hall
year 1906 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Köpenick → hasHistoricalEvent → Hauptmann von Köpenick affair ⓘ
Hauptmann von Köpenick affair → alsoKnownAs → Affäre Hauptmann von Köpenick ⓘ
linked to: Hauptmann von Köpenick affair