73rd Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment
| 73rd Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Füsilier-Regiment Generalfeldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preußen (Hannoversches) Nr. 73 | |
| Active | 1866–1919 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Prussia |
| Allegiance | German Empire (from 1871) |
| Branch | Prussian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Fusilier |
The 73rd Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Imperial German Army. It was founded as a unit of the Prussian Army in 1866 following Prussia's annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover.[1]
Its full German name was Füsilier-Regiment Generalfeldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preußen (Hannoversches).[2]
Their regimental traditions included a cap badge with Gibraltar in gold commemorating the role of Hanoverian troops in the Great Siege of Gibraltar.[3]
The poet Hermann Löns was killed while serving with the regiment in September 1914.[4] The author Ernst Jünger fought with the regiment from December 1914 until the end of the war, and his memoir Storm of Steel was based on his time there.[5] The artist Kurt Schwitters was conscripted into the regiment in 1917 but was exempted the same year.
References
[edit]- ↑ Breyding, & von Kortzfleisch 1891, pp. 1–2.
- ↑ Breyding, & von Kortzfleisch 1891, p. 1.
- ↑ Jünger 1929, p. ix.
- ↑ "Füsilier-Regiment "General-Feldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preußen" (Hannoversches) Nr. 73". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (in German). Bundesarchiv. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ Jünger 1929, p. 2.
See Also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Breyding, Emil; von Kortzfleisch, Gustav (1891). Geschichte des Füsilier-Regiments General-Feldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preussen (Hannoversches) Nr. 73: 1866–1891 (in German). Berlin: R. Eisenschmidt.
- Jünger, Ernst (1929). Storm of Steel. Translated by Creighton, Basil.