Order of the Crown (Prussia)
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The Royal Order of the Crown was a Prussian order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an honour equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, membership could only be conferred upon commissioned officer
Order of the Crown with Cross of Geneva, 3rd Class
Hans von Plessen
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Hans Georg Hermann von Plessen was a Prussian Colonel General with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall and Canon of Brandenburg. He held the office of His Majesty's Orderly Adjutant General to Kaiser Wil
Generaloberst von Plessen in 1914
General von Plessen (center) observes Wilhelm II speaking with General Otto von Emmich, victor of the Battle of Liège, 1914