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RM2HDM1HD – NINE KINGS gathered at Windsor Castle for the funeral of Edward VII in May 1910. From l to r standing: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of the Bulgarians, King Manuel II of Portugal and the Algarve, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Prussia, King George I of the Hellenes, King Albert I of the Belgians.
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (1 January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr (the German military-intelligence service) from 1935 to 1944. Canaris was initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939, however, Canaris turned against Hitler and committed acts ...
RME0W3GT – May 30, 1961 - Anniversary of the death of Wilhelm II on June 4, 1961. Wilhelm II, the last German Kaiser and King of Prussia was born in Potsdam on January 27, 1859 as the oldest son of Friedrich III. He died on June 4, 1941 in exile, in Doorn in Holland.
This picture shows Kaiser Wilhelm II wearing the busby of the Death's Head Hussars, a famous German light cavalry unit. Kaiser Wilhelm II wearing Death's Head Hussar Busby Home - Book Shop - Wars - Battles - Biographies - Timeline - Weapons - Blog - Full Index - Subjects - Concepts - Country - Documents - Pictures & Maps
Queen Victoria died at the age of 81 on 22 January 1901 at 6.30 pm. She passed away at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. This included the future King, Edward VII and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Her death marked the end of an era where many of her subjects knew no other monarch.
Kaiser Wilhelm II's life in exile came to an end with his death on June 4, 1941, at the age of 82. His passing went largely unnoticed amidst the turmoil of World War II. Wilhelm was buried in a mausoleum on the grounds of Huis Doorn, as his request to be buried in Germany could not be fulfilled due to the ongoing conflict of WWII.
May 31, 2024 · William II (born January 27, 1859, Potsdam, near Berlin [Germany]—died June 4, 1941, Doorn, Netherlands) was the German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia from 1888 to the end of World War I in 1918, known for his frequently militaristic manner as well as for his vacillating policies. Youth and early influences
