The Amber Room

The king trained and drilled his own regiment every day. He liked to paint their portraits from memory. At times he would try to cheer himself up by ordering them to march before him even if he was in his sickbed. The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Tsar Peter the Great of Russia both sent him soldiers to be members of the Potstam Giants so that they could encourage friendly relations with Prussia. After Peter the Great sent giants from Russia, King Frederick William was so pleased that he gave the Tsar a famous artistic achievement known as the Amber Room. During World War II Adolf Hitler decided to gift it back to himself so he had Nazi troops sent to steal it and bring it