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Preußische Hauptkadettenanstalt

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Main entrance and administration building
Cadets preparing for a parade, 1906

The Preußische Hauptkadettenanstalt (transl. Royal Prussian Main Cadet Institute) in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin, was the main military academy training officer corps of the Prussian Army from 1882 to 1920. From 1933 till 1945, the building complex housed the SS Division Leibstandarte.[1]

Former students

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References

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  1. ^ "From Military to Civilian Use of the Grounds (1878-1933)". The New Building of the Federal Archives in Berlin.
  2. ^ Ludolf Herbst: Hitlers Charisma – Die Erfindung eines deutschen Messias. Fischer, Frankfurt 2010, ISBN 978-3-10-033186-1.