Emperor William II at the conscription of Prince Oskar into the army, 1898
Emperor William II (in the middle in ceremonial uniform with helmet and the eagle of the Garde du Corps) walking in Potsdam on 17 May 1898 on the appointment day of his fifth son the 10-year-old Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888 to 1958) to the 1. Garde- Regiment. From left to right: Major Nickisch von Rosengk, Major von Westernhagen, Major von Plueskow, Emperor William II (Crown Prince William of Prussia, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Commander of the Regiment General Georg von Kalckstein, half hidden Prince Oskar of Prussia. The princes wear the caps of the Potsdam Giants (Old Prussian infantry regiment No. 6).