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Preußen, von, Wilhelm II (Kaiser)

Date of birth:
January 27th, 1859 (Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin)
Date of death:
June 4th, 1941 (Huis Doorn, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Mausoleum Emperor Wilhelm II
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Wilhelm II. The last emperor of the German Empire. Commander-in-chief of the German armies during WW1.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1914
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1914
Militär-Verdienstmedaille
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1914
Kriegverdienstkreuz 1914-1918 für Kämpfer 1. Klasse
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1914
Großkreuz Österreichischer Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1914
Ehrenritter zum Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 22nd, 1914
Großkreuz Militär-St.-Heinrichs-Orden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1915

Oakleaf on 12 May 1915
Pour le Mérite
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1915
Eichenlaub zum Pour le Mérite
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
January 18th, 1916
Order of Military Merit 1st Class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
December 12th, 1916
Großkreuz zum Eisernen Kreuzes (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1916

With special engraving
Gold Liakat medal
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 11th, 1917

"With the skull" and brilliants
Order of Military Merit 1st Class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1917
Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

1st class
Wilhelm-Ernst-Kriegskreuz

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain
  • - Wilhelm II.: Die Herrschaft des letzten deutschen Kaisers (2009)