Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, from 1931 onwards, of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 1917, Schloss Louisenlund, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany – 10 August 1944, Jedlińsk, General Government, Germany) was the Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein and the heir apparent to the Head of the House of Oldenburg. Hans Albrecht was the eldest son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The Hereditary Prince fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1944 when he died from wounds received in action near Jedlińsk, Poland.
| Hans Albrecht | |||||
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| Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Born | 12 May 1917 Schloss Louisenlund, Güby, near Eckernförde, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||||
| Died | 10 August 1944 (aged 27) Jedlińsk, General Government, Germany | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
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