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'''The Captain from Köpenick''' (German: ''Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'') is the name of a play drama by Carl Zuckermayer which has been filmed several times. In 1906, a cobbler in the second-hand uniform of a captain marched into the town hall of the Berlin district of Köpenick with soldiers gathered on the way, seized the town treasury and had the mayor arrested. Just wearing a uniform had opened all doors for him. The whole world laughed at the prank, which challenged German military and uniform beliefs.
'''The Captain from Köpenick''' (German: ''Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'') is the name of a play drama by Carl Zuckermayer based on real events of Wilhelm Voigt which has been filmed several times. In 1906, a cobbler in the second-hand uniform of a captain marched into the town hall of the Berlin district of Köpenick with soldiers gathered on the way, seized the town treasury, and had the mayor arrested. Just wearing a uniform had opened all doors for him. The whole world laughed at the prank, which challenged German military and uniform beliefs.


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Revision as of 09:53, 22 January 2021

The Captain from Köpenick (German: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is the name of a play drama by Carl Zuckermayer based on real events of Wilhelm Voigt which has been filmed several times. In 1906, a cobbler in the second-hand uniform of a captain marched into the town hall of the Berlin district of Köpenick with soldiers gathered on the way, seized the town treasury, and had the mayor arrested. Just wearing a uniform had opened all doors for him. The whole world laughed at the prank, which challenged German military and uniform beliefs.


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