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Prince Christoph of Hesse (Christoph Ernst August; 14 May 1901 – 7 October 1943) was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was an SS-Oberführer in the Allgemeine SS and an officer in the Luftwaffe Reserve, killed on active duty in a plane crash during World War II.
Apr 18, 2021 · Three of Prince Philip's German relatives, including Prince Christoph of Hesse, were invited to his funeral at Windsor Castle. They are descendants of his sisters who married into German aristocracy and some of them were Nazi party members.
Dec 15, 2020 · Prince Christoph and Princess Sophie had five children, including Princess Dorothea of Hesse, and remained happily married until his death in a plane crash in 1943, while serving the Nazis in WWII. Embed from Getty Images
In 1947, four German princes Friedrich Christian, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, Prince Philipp of Hesse, and Hereditary Prince Ernst of Lippe, were brought under arrest to the war crimes jail at Nuremberg in order to appear as witnesses in a portion of the 16 trials of high-ranking Nazi criminals. [83]
Prince Christoph of Hesse (Christoph Ernst August; 14 May 1901 – 7 October 1943) was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was an SS-Oberführer in the Allgemeine SS and an officer in the Luftwaffe Reserve, killed on active duty in a plane crash during World War II.
Learn about the Nazi-era story of the German princely house of Hesse-Kassel, including Prince Christoph, who was a Luftwaffe pilot and SS officer. Discover how the family's jewels were stolen and recovered in a dramatic heist during World War II.
Jun 26, 2018 · Prince Christoph of Hesse, the husband of Philip’s sister, Sophie, joined the SS in 1932 – even before Hitler came to power – and served as a director in the Third Reich’s air force and as commander of its air reserves.
