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  • Consequently the name Pommern is Slavonic, Po more, Po moran signifying "along the sea".

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • I'll see if I can't get some Prusians and/or Ost-Pommern troops painted up soon.

    Happy New Year from Der Alte Fritz Der Alte Fritz 2008

  • Well, maybe not Ludwig V, he is a bit young after all, but your humble scribe and the rest of Ost-Pommern will kick back a cold one just for you.

    How High Are Artillery Wheels? Der Alte Fritz 2008

  • I still get upset when I think about Boleslaus I, the first King of Poland, invading my ancestral homeland of Pommern and enslaving my ancestors.

    From On High 2007

  • Only one big German ship, Pommern, blew up in this manner; by contrast, the crippled battle cruiser Lützow sank only after her crew of more than 1,000 had been safely taken off.

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

  • Pommern was now in two sections; as her sister Hannover passed by, the stern was upside down, propellers and rudder high out of water.

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

  • “Amidships on the waterline of the Pommern appeared a dull, red ball of fire,” said an officer of the destroyer Obedient.

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

  • The torpedoes missed the big, important targets — König, Grosser Kurfürst, Kronprinz, and Markgraf — but a violent explosion shook the old predreadnought Pommern.

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

  • Three were hit: Schleswig-Holstein, Pommern, and Schlesien; Posen, in turn, struck Princess Royal with an 11-inch shell.

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

  • German losses were said to be the old battleship Pommern and the light cruiser Wiesbaden; Frauenlob and several destroyers had “not yet returned to base.”

    Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003

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