Wilhelm von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1905–1942)
Wilhelm Ernst Alexis Hermann von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (born March 1, 1905 in Rotenburg an der Fulda , † April 30, 1942 in Gor near Bjeloi, Russia ) was the main storm leader of the Waffen SS in World War II . He was titular Landgrave of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld .
Life
Prince Wilhelm was the first-born son Landgrave Chlodwig von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1876-1954) and his wife Caroline Princess von Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1877-1958), daughter of Prince Hermann , in their hometown of Lich . He had four siblings, two sisters and two brothers: Ernst Ludwig (1906–1934), Irene (1907–1980), Alexis Friedrich (1911–1939) and Viktoria Cäcilie (1914–1998). Brother Alexis, who suffered from epilepsy , was sterilized by the Nazis on September 27, 1938, and died a year later.
Wilhelm took part in the Second World War as a tank officer (Hauptmann dR) and was deployed with the 2nd SS Panzer Division in Poland and France (including near Dunkirk). He then fought in Greece and Romania and fell off Moscow in the spring of 1942 .
In the time of National Socialism he belonged to the NSDAP since April 20, 1932 after the list of those party members who are members of princely houses ( membership number 52.711).
literature
- Jonathan Petropoulos: Royals and the Reich. The Princes of Hessen in Nazi Germany. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-920377-6 .
- Eckhart G. Franz : House of Hesse - biographical lexicon. Hessian Historical Commission , Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-88443-411-6 .
- Karl Knetsch: The House of Brabant. Genealogy of the Dukes of Brabant and the Landgraves of Hesse . Darmstadt 1931.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jonathan Petropoulos: Royals and the Reich. The Princes of Hessen in Nazi Germany. Oxford University Press 2006, pp. 381-382.
- ^ Eckhart G. Franz: House of Hesse - biographical lexicon. Hessian Historical Commission , Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-88443-411-6 . P. 261.
- ↑ Jonathan Petropoulos: Royals and the Reich. The Princes of Hessen in Nazi Germany. Oxford University Press 2006. p. 118.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wilhelm of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelm Ernst Alexis Hermann von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Landgrave of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotenburg on the Fulda |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1942 |
| Place of death | Gor near Bjeloi, Russia |