Bernhard III. Wilhelm Abrecht Georg Herzog von Sachsen-Meiningen H.
(01.04.1851 - 16.01.1928)
place of birth:  Meiningen
Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen:  Herzog,  Generaloberst mdR GFM

                            


Colonel general who was promoted to the temporary rank of general field marshal in September 1909. He was the son of Duke George II of Saxe- Meiningen and was married to Kaiser Wilhelm II's oldest sister Charlotte. Although placed on inactive duty in 1912, during the Great War Duke Bernhard spent some time on the Western Front visiting the troops from his duchy. The last ruling Duke of Sachsen- Meiningen, Bernhard III died in January 1928 in his hometown of Meiningen.

	Herzog von Sachsen-Meiningen	25.06.1914  -  09.11.1918
	Generaloberst	15.09.1905   (mit dem Range eines GFM)
	Eisernes Kreuz II	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Militär-St-Heinrich	03.04.1915  Ritter
	Schwarzer Adler-Orden
	Dienststellung	Chef d.Gren.R.10, àls d.GardeGren.R. u.d.Inf.R.95, Gen.Oberst àls d.Sächs.Gren.R.100 u.d.Inf.R.133