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What was Prince Bernhard of Lippe-biesterfeld initial response to Nazi Germany?
Prince Bernhard was a member of the Reiter-SS, a mounted unit of the SS and had joined the Nazi party before the war.
What did Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld do while in the Reiter-SS?
Did have Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld any military experience?
In 1941, Prince Bernhard was given the honorary rank of wing commander in the Royal Air Force

Question: What was the significance of Prince Bernhard being involved with Nazi Germany?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the significance of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld being involved with Nazi Germany?