Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince

Battles of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince

Prussian Crown Prince (1882-1951)

Wilhelm, German Crown Prince is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 9 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 782 km apart end to end, 98 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (8), World War I (1).

Battle of the HillsBattle of SoissonsThird Battle of the AisneBattle of Blanc Mont RidgeBattle of the ArdennesFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of VerdunSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of Belleau WoodBattle of the ArdennesFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of VerdunSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of Belleau WoodBrusselsLilleCologneLuxembourgSaarbrückenBonnMetzCharleroiKoblenzNancy100 km49.522N, 4.479E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 2 engagements1916: 1 engagements1917: 2 engagements1918: 4 engagements4 in 191819141918
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Ardennes, 1914First Battle of the Marne, 1914Battle of Verdun, 1916Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917Battle of the Hills, 1917Battle of Soissons, 1918Third Battle of the Aisne, 1918Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 August 1914Battle of the ArdennesArdennes, FranceGerman victory
8 September 1914First Battle of the MarneAulnois, France214 km SWEntente victory; Failure of Schlieffen Plan
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdun, France150 km EFrench victory
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissons, France134 km WInconclusive
17 April 1917Battle of the HillsChampagne, France53 km SEInconclusive
1918Battle of SoissonsFrance65 km NWAllied victory
27 May 1918Third Battle of the AisneAisne, France30 km ESee Aftermath section
1 June 1918Battle of Belleau WoodBois de Belleau, France47 km SWAllied victory
3 October 1918Battle of Blanc Mont RidgeChampagne-Ardenne, France89 km EAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, E. Bieber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.