Author David Stroebel
@davestroebel.bsky.social
Author of the book The Cannon King’s Daughter, the American author who created a firestorm in Germany with the true, untold story of the banishment of his great-grandmother, Engelbertha from Germany’s Krupp steel dynasty of Essen.
A previously unreleased photograph dating back to approximately 1865 of my great-grandmother, Engelbertha Krupp Stroebele, emerged recently. She was banished and disinherited from the Krupp steel family of Essen, Germany. She is dressed in white on the left.
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A previously unreleased photograph dating back to approximately 1865 of my great-grandmother, Engelbertha Krupp Stroebele, emerged recently. She was banished and disinherited from the Krupp steel family of Essen, Germany. She is dressed in white on the left.
Like Hitler, the US President could stage a similar “Reichtag fire,” point the finger of responsibility at the Democrats, and seize all power making him Dictator. Then, like Hitler, ban all other political parties with the exception of the Republican Party.
March 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Like Hitler, the US President could stage a similar “Reichtag fire,” point the finger of responsibility at the Democrats, and seize all power making him Dictator. Then, like Hitler, ban all other political parties with the exception of the Republican Party.
With the aid of a modified Krupp free-recoil gun carriage, the testing of a type 12-inch steel B.L. mortar was completed at the Sandy Hook Proving Range, New Jersey, on July 18, 1895. A gun (cannon) carriage is a frame and mount that supports the gun barrel of an artillery piece.
March 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
With the aid of a modified Krupp free-recoil gun carriage, the testing of a type 12-inch steel B.L. mortar was completed at the Sandy Hook Proving Range, New Jersey, on July 18, 1895. A gun (cannon) carriage is a frame and mount that supports the gun barrel of an artillery piece.
Very shocked and saddened after learning that, in 1944, that for his participation in the July 1944 assasination attempt on Hilter, Lt Col Claus von Stauffenberg’s body was disinterred by the SS a day after his execution, cremated, and his ashes disposed of. How unholy.
March 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Very shocked and saddened after learning that, in 1944, that for his participation in the July 1944 assasination attempt on Hilter, Lt Col Claus von Stauffenberg’s body was disinterred by the SS a day after his execution, cremated, and his ashes disposed of. How unholy.
After reading Diana Friz’s book, Alfred Krupp and Bartold Bietz, I have concluded that Beitz was both a liability to the firm and a backstabber to the surviving family.
March 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
After reading Diana Friz’s book, Alfred Krupp and Bartold Bietz, I have concluded that Beitz was both a liability to the firm and a backstabber to the surviving family.
Home of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in Germany that my uncle, US Army First Lieutenant Otto "Dave" Stroebel commandeered at the end of WWII.
March 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Home of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in Germany that my uncle, US Army First Lieutenant Otto "Dave" Stroebel commandeered at the end of WWII.
My family tree
March 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My family tree
July 1944: Barbara Krupp, Aunt to Alfried Krupp, was imprisioned/tried for the failed attempt on Adolf Hitler's life.
March 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
July 1944: Barbara Krupp, Aunt to Alfried Krupp, was imprisioned/tried for the failed attempt on Adolf Hitler's life.
Krupp works in Essen, Germany.
March 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Krupp works in Essen, Germany.
Me 3 years ago visiting the Krupp family grave in Bredeney, Essen.
March 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Me 3 years ago visiting the Krupp family grave in Bredeney, Essen.
In 1834, after a quarter century of failure, misery and loss, the small cast steel works established by Friedrich Krupp before his death in 1826, under the management of his son Alfred, recorded it’s first profit and became solvent.
March 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
In 1834, after a quarter century of failure, misery and loss, the small cast steel works established by Friedrich Krupp before his death in 1826, under the management of his son Alfred, recorded it’s first profit and became solvent.
One of the strangest letters I've received is from a man from New Jersey who said his great-grandfather was German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who immigrated to Hillside, New Jersey, near Newark. Can't make this stuff up...
March 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
One of the strangest letters I've received is from a man from New Jersey who said his great-grandfather was German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who immigrated to Hillside, New Jersey, near Newark. Can't make this stuff up...
Hermann Goring confessed to starting the Reichstag fire in Berlin in 1933 that began the violent overthrow of the German government by the Nazis. Could it happen in the US?
March 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Hermann Goring confessed to starting the Reichstag fire in Berlin in 1933 that began the violent overthrow of the German government by the Nazis. Could it happen in the US?
Six sons of the Stroebel family of 353 Webster Ave, Jersey City, NJ serving during World War II. My father is Roland below. They all survived the war. Eighty years earlier, the first Stroebel arrived from Germany. Credit: The Jersey Journal).
March 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Six sons of the Stroebel family of 353 Webster Ave, Jersey City, NJ serving during World War II. My father is Roland below. They all survived the war. Eighty years earlier, the first Stroebel arrived from Germany. Credit: The Jersey Journal).
My 2nd great-grandfather, industrialist Alfred Krupp of Essen, Germany (1812-1887).
March 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My 2nd great-grandfather, industrialist Alfred Krupp of Essen, Germany (1812-1887).
A letter I received in 2012 from Manfred Rommel, the son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
March 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A letter I received in 2012 from Manfred Rommel, the son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Alfred Krupp was a self-taught, brilliant engineer.
March 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Alfred Krupp was a self-taught, brilliant engineer.
Klosterbuschoff estate, Essen. Where my great-grandmother lived with parents Alfred and Bertha Krupp and brother Friedrich. Villa Hugel now sits on the property where Klosterbuschoff once stood.
March 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Klosterbuschoff estate, Essen. Where my great-grandmother lived with parents Alfred and Bertha Krupp and brother Friedrich. Villa Hugel now sits on the property where Klosterbuschoff once stood.
Emperor Wilhelm I made his first visit to the Krupp works on Oct 9, 1861.
March 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Emperor Wilhelm I made his first visit to the Krupp works on Oct 9, 1861.
Who exactly wants to know which political party you support?
March 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Who exactly wants to know which political party you support?
If the Trump Administration revokes banks’ FDIC’s insurance, will Trump supporting banks do a “money grab” and seize the lifetime savings of Americans?
March 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If the Trump Administration revokes banks’ FDIC’s insurance, will Trump supporting banks do a “money grab” and seize the lifetime savings of Americans?
Was President Trump communicating with Russia’s President Putin via the Signal app prior to U.S. elections?
March 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Was President Trump communicating with Russia’s President Putin via the Signal app prior to U.S. elections?
Additional US military strike plans from The Atlantic magazine
March 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Additional US military strike plans from The Atlantic magazine