The 'Kronprinz'

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The 'Kronprinz'

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Post by Darren J. Whiteside » 09 Oct 2004, 04:10

Hello,

From time to time, I see references to the 'Kronprinz' (no name given). I know of two crowned princes, Wilhelm of Prussia, and Rupprecht of Bavaria. Both these men served with distinction during the war. Were there any other 'Kronprinz' who served as commanders during the First World War?

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Post by dmilford » 09 Oct 2004, 10:22

There was also a Dreadnought battleship called Kronprinz, renamed Kronprinz Wilhelm in 1918.


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Post by Peter H » 10 Oct 2004, 15:51

The Crown Prince of Saxony, Friedrich August Georg(1893-1943),son of King Friedrich August,also served in the German army.His 1943 death may have been war related.

The King and his family:CrownPrince on right.
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Post by Darren J. Whiteside » 10 Oct 2004, 19:58

Thank you Peter for the information and great picture!

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Post by Scarlett » 11 Oct 2004, 20:47

When there is a reference to the 'Kronprinz' only (no further name given) it refers to Wilhelm, Kronprinz of Imperial Germany and of Prussia.

He lived after WW II on the castle of Hohenzollern in Wuerttemberg and died 1951.

By the way, his eldest son Wilhelm was heavily wounded 1940 near Valenciennes in France and died several days later at Nivelles. He served as lieutenant in a German infantry regiment. His funeral in Potsdam, where his father lived, was visited by 50,000 people. Hitler was very angry about that and ordered, that no Prince of one of the formerly reigning families should be allowed any front service.

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Post by Darren J. Whiteside » 12 Oct 2004, 00:30

Thank you Scarlett. I thought that this was the case, but I needed confirmation. I also appreciated the added info on his son. Very interesting indeed. I guess the royal family still had many admirers, many years past the abdication of the Kaiser.

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