Preußen, Prinz von, Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf
- Date of birth:
- July 27th, 1888 (Potsdam, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- January 27th, 1958 (Munich, Germany)
- Buried on:
- Cemetery of the Hohenzollerns Burg Hohenzollern
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Generalmajor z.V. Oscar Karel Gustaaf Adolf Prinz von Preußen
1906: awarded the Preussisches Erinnerungszeichen an die Silberhochzeit Iher Kaiserlichen u. Königlichen Majestäten
August 1914: Grenadier-Regiment „König Wilhelm I." (2. Westpreußisches) Nr. 7
27th January 1915: promoted to Oberstleutnant
August 1918: Kommandeur, 84. Landwehr-Infanterie-Brigade
November 1918: retired as Oberst
1925: member of the „Stahlhelm"
1927: 35th Herrenmeister, Johanniterorden
August 1939-February 1940: Oberst, Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 230
01st March 1940: promoted to Generalmajor z.V.
March 1940: Führerreserve, Heerespersonalamt
19th May 1943: retired on Hitler's orders
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Roter Adlerorden III. Klasse
- Awarded on:
- March 22nd, 1897
- Rank:
- mit Schwertern
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1898
- Rank:
- mit Krone
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1898
other sources give 1900
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1898
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1898
Hausorden der Wendischen Krone - Grand Cross with Gold Crown/Collar
- Rank:
- with Crown in Ore
- Awarded on:
- 1902
Huisorde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau - Grootkruis
- Awarded on:
- 1902
Royal Victorian Order
- Rank:
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1904
Silver Wedding Medal of Duke Alfred and Duchess Marie
- Awarded on:
- 1905
Großkreuz mit der Krone der Haus und Verdienstorden von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig
- Awarded on:
- 1906
Großkreuz des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden
- Awarded on:
- 1906
Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Mare Cruce
- Awarded on:
- 1906
Kungliga Serafimerorden
- Rank:
- Knight
- Awarded on:
- February 23rd, 1906
Osmanlı Devlet Nişanı 1st class
- Rank:
- mit Brillanten
- Awarded on:
- 1906
- Awarded on:
- January 18th, 1907
- Awarded on:
- 1907
Ritter der Hausorden der Treue
- Awarded on:
- 1908
Basilikon Tagma toy Soteros - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1909
Großkreuz (I. Klasse) zum Großherzoglich Hessischer Ludwigsorden
- Awarded on:
- January 27th, 1910
Hausorden der Rautenkrone
- Awarded on:
- 1910
- Awarded on:
- 1912
Großkreuz der Orden der Württembergischen Krone
- Rank:
- mit Schwertern
- Awarded on:
- 1912
Grootkruis in de Orde van Leopold II
- Awarded on:
- 1912
Elefantordenen
- Awarded on:
- 1913
Hubertusorden
- Rank:
- Ritter
- Awarded on:
- 1913
Orden Heinrichs des Löwen - Großkreuz
- Awarded on:
- 1914
Offizierskreuz Fürstlich Reussische Ehrenkreuz
- Awarded on:
- 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- 1. Garderegiment zu Fuß, Preußische Armee
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- 1. Garderegiment zu Fuß, Preußische Armee
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kommandeurkreuz
- Awarded on:
- April 22nd, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- mit Krone
- Awarded on:
- 1916
Friedrich Kreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- 2. kl am Bande für Kämpfer
- Awarded on:
- 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1917
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1917
Kriegsverdienstkreuz am Kämpferband
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Kreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege 2.Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Kreuz für Verdienste im Kriege
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- mit Schwertern
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kdr, Grenadierregiment "Konig Wilhelm I.", Preußische Armee
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Ritterkreuz des Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopold-Orden
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- mit Schwertern
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Awarded on:
- 1926
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor zur Verwendung (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kdr, Infanterie-Regiment 230, Heer
- Awarded on:
- 1940
Sources
- Photo: Public domain
- - Kirschstein, Jörg (2003). "Oskar Prinz von Preussen".
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