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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 8031955, member: 84905&quot;]I have one ancestor who served in &quot;The King&#039;s German Legion&quot; at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the time the King of Hanover (in Germany) was also King of England. The King&#039;s German Legion were Hannovarian soldiers recruited in northern Germany. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another ancestor (my great greatgrandfather on my mother&#039;s side) was a Husar (10. Magdeburg Husar Regiment) in the Franco-German War of 1870/71. He participated in the battle of Mars-La-Tour, which is generally regarded as the last&nbsp; cavalary battle in history. (The more famous Magdeburg Cuirassiers rode a famous attack called &quot;Bredow&#039;s death ride&quot; during the battle, loosing half the regiment, but succeeding in breaking the French lines).</p><p><br /></p><p>Several great grandfathers and grandfathers particpated in WWI and WWII. In WWI, one participated in the battle of the Masurian lakes, where the Prussian army repelled the Russian invasion. Another one, whom I actually met as a child, was wounded at the western front. He had a stiff knee.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my grandfathers participated in the battle of Kursk, which was by far the biggest battle in all of human history. Every other battle pales in comparison to Kursk.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there is a big gap regarding veterans in my family, but my cousin is currently an Admiral of the German navy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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