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"Wilhelm Voigt was an unprepossessing petty criminal who bought himself an eclectic selection of second-hand officers’ clothes in Berlin. Dressed in what was by all accounts a shabby and unconvincing uniform, he took over command of a small unit of soldiers, who followed him obediently, and led them to the nearby town of Köpenick, where he proceeded to march into the city hall, arrest the senior officials and seize a considerable sum of money. Although he was eventually arrested and sent to jail, he became something of a folk hero. Plays were written and later a film made of his exploit and his wax image joined the famous and notorious figures at Madame Tussaud’s in London. He himself made a small fortune by touring Europe and then North America telling the story of the Captain of Köpenick."
(Margaret MacMillan, "The war that ended peace") |