Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

German politician (NSDAP), MdR, SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS (1896-1967)

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Lived 1896–1967, aged 71Germany

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1896–1967
Aged 71
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Updated 2026-06-18

Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a general in the Schutzstaffel (SS). From 1946 until his death, he was the head of the Princely House of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After World War II, he was sentenced to life in prison at the Buchenwald Trial for his part in the "common plan" to violate the Laws and Usages of War in connection with prisoners of war held at Buchenwald concentration camp, but was released after serving about three years in prison.