Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 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 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 11 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 923 km apart end to end, 92 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (11).

Second Battle of the AisneBattle of the HillsBattle of SoissonsThird Battle of the AisneBattle of Belleau WoodBattle of Blanc Mont RidgeBattle of the ArdennesFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of VerdunNivelle OffensiveMeuse-Argonne OffensiveBattle of the ArdennesFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of VerdunNivelle OffensiveMeuse-Argonne OffensiveBrusselsLilleCologneLuxembourgSaarbrückenBonnMetzCharleroiKoblenzNancy100 km49.522N, 4.479E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 2 engagements1916: 1 engagements1917: 3 engagements1918: 5 engagements5 in 191819141918
11 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, 1917Nivelle Offensive, 1917Battle of Soissons, 1918Third Battle of the Aisne, 1918Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

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
1917Nivelle OffensiveFrance66 km NWIndecisive
1918Battle of SoissonsFrance18 km SWAllied 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
1918Meuse-Argonne OffensiveGrand Est, France136 km EAllied victory; End of World War I
3 October 1918Battle of Blanc Mont RidgeChampagne-Ardenne, France74 km SWAllied 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.