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Hessen-Kassel, Prinz von, Christoph Ernst A.

Date of birth:
May 14th, 1901 (Frankfurt am Main, German Empire)
Date of death:
October 7th, 1943 (Flori, Italy)
Buried on:
Burgkapelle Kronberg
Service number:
NSDAP-nr. 1.498.608 / SS-nr. 696.176
Nationality:
German

Biography

Prince Christoph von Hesse-Kassel was killed in an air crash.

Promotions:
June 12, 1933: SS-Sturmführer
April 20th, 1934: SS-Sturmhauptführer
June 21, 1934: SS-Sturmbannführer
June 1st, 1939: SS-Oberführer
October 1939: Leutnant
May 1st, 1940: Oberleutnant
September 1st, 1940: Hauptmann
April 1943: Major

Military career:
February 1932: Member of the Algemeine-SS
1933-1935: Secretary to Paul Körner
April 10, 1935: Leiter des Forschungsamtes
1939: Volunteers in the Luftwaffe
November 1939 - May 1940: Generalkommando des II. Fliegerkorps
From June 1940: Transferred with the II. Fliegerkorps to the eastern front

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Rank:
SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
Unit:
Forschungsamtes
Awarded on:
December 16th, 1935
Julleuchter der SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
II. Fliegerkorps, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1940
Awarded for:
Operation Fall Gelb
Presumably for his assistance in planning the bombing of Eindhoven and Rotterdam. He himself did not fly any sorties.

Presented by Generalleutnant Bruno Loerzer.
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
II. Fliegerkorps, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Rank:
SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
Unit:
Forschungsamtes
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Silber
DRL Sportabzeichen in Silber
Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
SS-Ehrenring
SS-Zivilabzeichen

Sources

  • Photo 1: Findagrave (DJHSTL)
  • - Petropoulos, J., Royals and the Reich. The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany (2006)
    - SS-file card

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