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Habsburg-Lothringen, von, Wilhelm Franz

Date of birth:
February 10th, 1895 (Lošinj, Austro-Hungary)
Date of death:
August 18th, 1948 (Kiev, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
War Graves Lukyanovskaye Cemetery
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

Arch Duke Wilhelm Franz von Habsburg-Lothringen served as Colonel in WW1. He joined the resistance during WW2 and acted as a spy for Allies. Wilhelm was murdered by the NKVD after the Second World War.

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Orden vom Goldenen Vlies
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

with military honors and swords
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse

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