The turnout for the funeral of the Prince put a real scare into the Nazi leadership. Restrictions were placed on combat roles for the royals, later expanded; the army never fully complied with the directives.
Pinging you to ‘More Citizens for the Reich’ on Panel 4.
Thank you as usual for your wonderful research and course assignments, Professor H.J. Simpson! :)
The other day I was reading a little from "The Gathering Storm" (p.592) and realized in retrospect a great relief that Chamberlain's preference to succeed him as PM, Lord Halifax, had politely declined the position May 30, 1940.
Lord Halifax and Hermann Göring in Schorfheide, Germany, Oct 1937
Source: German Federal Archive