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Originally Posted by VtwinVince
Don't forget that AH 'stole' the EK in 1939 for propaganda purposes, as up until 1918 it was purely a Prussian award. In a sense the 1939 pattern was an illegitimate award.
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But wasn't Göring (amongst his other titles) Prime Minister of Prussia? I think Prussia only legally disappeared after 1945, although the Prussian monarchy went in 1918 (the Kaiser was also King of Prussia IIRC).