| | The Kaiser's non-political passions were Greek archaeology and chopping wood. He excavated the Temple of Artemis in Corfu. He chopped down thousands of trees during his stay in Doom. | | The Kaiser's non-political passions were Greek archaeology and chopping wood. He excavated the Temple of Artemis in Corfu. He chopped down thousands of trees during his stay in Doom. |
| − | Wilhelm was appalled when the Nazis murdered the wife of former chancellor Schleicher in 1934. After Kristallnacht, a Nazi anti-Jewish pogrom conducted in November 1938, he stated: "For the first time, I am ashamed to be a German."<ref>Balfour, Michael (1964), ''The Kaiser and His Times'', Houghton Milton, p. 419.</ref> | + | Wilhelm was appalled when the Nazis murdered former Chancellor Schleicher and his wife in 1934. After Kristallnacht, a Nazi anti-Jewish pogrom conducted in November 1938, Wilhelm stated: "For the first time, I am ashamed to be a German."<ref>Balfour, Michael (1964), ''The Kaiser and His Times'', Houghton Milton, p. 419.</ref> |