Beginning in 1925, some members of higher levels of the German nobility joined the Nazi Party, registered by their title, date of birth, NSDAP Party registration number, and date of joining the Party.
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Prince Georg
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and son of Wilhelm II, with Adolf Hitler in March 1933
Former Emperor Wilhelm II with his six sons
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a general in the Schutzstaffel. From 1946 until his death, he was th
Former German nobility in the Nazi Party
…proportionally higher number of SS officers, including Hesse-Nassau and Lippe. Such princes included SS–Obergruppenführer and Higher SS and Police Leader Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Wilhelm II, German Emperor issued his statement of abdication as German Emperor on 9 November 1918. This was followed on 28 November by his abdication…
Josias c. 1936–42
Waldeck-Pyrmont during the Buchenwald Trial