bronhy wrote: ↑05/03/2025 10:50
DaysleepeR wrote: ↑05/03/2025 10:28
bronhy wrote: ↑05/03/2025 10:23
Inace djeca presjednika idu uvijek na prvu liniju
Bravo genijalac.
U slučaju nekog novog rata, obzirom da evidentno nisi sin predsjednika, sucks to be you.
Genijalac, niko nije rekao da je to pravedno ali postoje opravdani razlozi zbog kojih djeca/porodica visokih zvanicnika ne idu na prvu liniju ali ne mozes to objasniti zidu koji je emocionalno vezan za ovu temu
Here’s a **comprehensive list of sons of presidents, monarchs, and heads of state** who were involved in **combat** during the **20th and 21st centuries**, covering all major wars and regions.
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## **20th Century**
### **World War I (1914–1918)**
#### **United Kingdom**
- **Edward, Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VIII)** – Served in the **British Army**, but was kept away from front-line combat.
- **Prince Albert (Later King George VI)** – Served in the **Royal Navy**, saw action at the Battle of Jutland.
#### **Germany**
- **Prince Oskar of Prussia (Son of Kaiser Wilhelm II)** – Served as an officer in the **Imperial German Army**.
- **Prince Joachim of Prussia** – Also served as an officer; wounded in battle.
#### **Russia**
- **Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich (Cousin of Tsar Nicholas II)** – Served as an officer in the Russian Army.
#### **Austria-Hungary**
- **Archduke Karl Franz Joseph (Later Emperor Karl I of Austria)** – Commanded troops on the Italian front.
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### **World War II (1939–1945)**
#### **United States**
- **Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Son of Theodore Roosevelt)** – General in the **U.S. Army**, led troops during the **D-Day landings** at Utah Beach.
- **John Eisenhower (Son of Dwight D. Eisenhower)** – Served as an officer in the **U.S. Army**.
#### **Soviet Union**
- **Yakov Dzhugashvili (Son of Joseph Stalin)** – Fought as an artillery officer; captured by Germans, later died in a concentration camp.
- **Vasily Dzhugashvili (Another son of Stalin)** – Served as a **Soviet Air Force pilot**.
#### **United Kingdom**
- **Prince George, Duke of Kent (Son of King George V)** – Served in **World War II** but died in a plane crash on a military mission.
- **Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Another son of King George V)** – Served in the British Army.
#### **Germany**
- **Klaus von Stauffenberg (Son of a German noble and military leader)** – Army officer, part of the failed **20 July plot** to assassinate Hitler.
#### **France**
- **Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris (Pretender to the French throne)** – Served in the **French Foreign Legion**.
#### **Japan**
- **Prince Takeda Tsuneyoshi (Grandson of Emperor Meiji)** – Served in **military intelligence** during World War II.
- **Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni** – Commanded troops in the Japanese Imperial Army.
#### **China (Republic of China / Taiwan)**
- **Chiang Wei-kuo (Adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek)** – Trained in **Nazi Germany** and fought in **World War II**.
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### **Korean War (1950–1953)**
#### **United States**
- **John Eisenhower (Son of Dwight D. Eisenhower)** – Served in the U.S. Army.
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### **Vietnam War (1955–1975)**
#### **United States**
- **Albert Gore III (Son of Al Gore Sr., U.S. Senator)** – Served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
#### **South Vietnam**
- **Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Jr. (Son of South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ)** – Fought in the war.
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### **Middle Eastern Wars (1948–1990s)**
#### **Iran**
- **Reza Pahlavi (Crown Prince of Iran, son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi)** – Trained as a **fighter pilot**, but did not see combat due to the **Iranian Revolution (1979)**.
#### **Israel**
- **Yonatan Netanyahu (Brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, son of a prominent Zionist leader)** – Elite **Israeli commando**, killed in **Operation Entebbe (1976)**.
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## **21st Century**
### **War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) & Iraq War (2003–2011)**
#### **United Kingdom**
- **Prince Harry (Son of King Charles III, then Prince of Wales)** – Served in **Afghanistan** as an **attack helicopter pilot**, participated in combat missions.
#### **United States**
- **George P. Bush (Son of Jeb Bush, grandson of George H.W. Bush)** – Served in the **U.S. Navy Reserve**, deployed to Afghanistan.
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### **Modern Middle Eastern Conflicts**
#### **Jordan**
- **Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah (Son of King Abdullah II)** – Served in **Jordanian Special Forces**, participated in military operations.
#### **Saudi Arabia**
- **Prince Khalid bin Salman (Son of King Salman)** – Served as a **fighter pilot**, participated in airstrikes against **ISIS in Syria**.
#### **Syria**
- **Maher al-Assad (Brother of Bashar al-Assad, son of Hafez al-Assad)** – Led Syrian **Republican Guard forces** in the **Syrian Civil War**.
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### **Other Notable Conflicts**
#### **North Korea**
- **Kim Jong-un (Son of Kim Jong-il)** – While he **trained** in military exercises, there is **no evidence** that he ever saw combat.
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