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Prince Christoph of Hesse (Christoph Ernst August; 14 May 1901 – 7 October 1943) was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was an SS-Oberführer in the Allgemeine SS and an officer in the Luftwaffe Reserve, killed on active duty in a plane crash during World War II.
Prince Christoph of Hesse (Christoph Ernst August; 14 May 1901 – 7 October 1943) was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was an SS-Oberführer in the Allgemeine SS and an officer in the Luftwaffe Reserve, killed on active duty in a plane crash during World War II.
Apr 18, 2021 · Three of Prince Philip's German relatives, including Prince Christoph of Hesse, were invited to his funeral at Windsor Castle. They are descendants of his sisters who married into German aristocracy and some of them were Nazi party members.
Dec 15, 2020 · Learn about the royal wedding of Prince Christoph of Hesse, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and Princess Sophie of Greece, the first of the Duke of Edinburgh's sisters to marry. See photos, details and trivia of the ceremony, guests and the couple's life and children.
Prince Wilhelm of Hesse was heir to the Hesse-Philippsthal line. Prince Wilhelm was the eldest child of Prince Chlodwig of Hesse and Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. In 1932 he joined the Nazi Party and SS, rising to the rank SS-Hauptsturmführer.
Learn about the Nazi-era story of the German princely house of Hesse-Kassel, including Prince Christoph, who was a Luftwaffe pilot and SS officer. Discover how the family's jewels were stolen and recovered in a dramatic heist during World War II.
Christoph Ernst August of Hesse (Frankfurt, 14 May 1901 – Apennine Mountains near Forlì, 7 October 1943) was the fifth son of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse and Princess Margaret of Prussia. He was a German SS officer killed accidentally during World War II.
