Ironically, it was Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who first linked Germany to the Huns. Speaking in 1900 to German soldiers waiting to sail to China to help lift the siege of Peking in the Boxer Rebellion, Kaiser Wilhelm told his troops to fight “like the Huns under their King Attila a thousand years ago” so that “the name of Germany shall become known in China to such affect that no Chinaman will ever again dare so much as to look askance at a German.” “Pardon will not be given, prisoners will not be taken. Whoever falls into your hands will fall to your sword.”
Germans wer often called "Huns" by their enemies in World War I
no they were called huns or bosche
During World War I, Germany was commonly referred to as the "German Empire" or "Kaiserreich," reflecting its status as an empire under the rule of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Additionally, it was often referred to simply as "Germany" or the "Central Powers" in the context of its alliance with Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria against the Allies. The term "Huns" was also used derogatorily by some in reference to German soldiers.
it made the Russian army withdraw and forced it to sign a treaty with the Germans.
Not as far as it is known, but as I wrote regarding another related question (whether they were Asian), not all Germans look the same as Americans think they are supposed to. My father was from Germany and he had at least one relative who had the same slightly "Asiatic" eyes or exotic looks. Remember that the Germans also intermingled with Romans, Celts, Huns, and 10% of Germans even have Jewish ancestry today. There are many "looks" to Germans.
The reference to Huns made Germans seem barbaric.
Germans wer often called "Huns" by their enemies in World War I
Celts, Germans, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Huns, Vandals, Venetii .......
The Huns or Jerry or Krauts
Barbaric
No.
The Marines in World War 2 were called Jarheads, Devil Dogs, leathernecks. Germans were referred to as Jerrys and Huns.
Many people called WW1 the Great War, The First World War, the War to End All Wars, and the War Against the Huns (Hun was derogatory term for the Germans)
In World War I the British called the Germans Jerry/Jerries although it was more commonly used in world war II.
No, WW2.
The Germans
the main names they called the Germans were the "krauts" which was the main one and some called them the "huns" as well