Army and Death
After finishing his studies Prince Friedrich entered into the army. Just as he had at university while a Lieutenant in Strassbourg he was not an active member of society focusing on the study of artillery. He was promoted to Colonel in 1902, Brigadier General in 1907 and Major General in 1910 before retiring from the army in 1913.
With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Prince Friedrich, despite suffering a broken arm a short while before hand, returned to active service. Prince Friedrich met his death fighting in Namur during the invasion of Belgium. His son Prince Georg travelled to meet his fathers regiment to discover his father's fate. He discovered his father had been struck by shrapnel or machine gun bullets when he left a house he was using as an observation post.
His body was returned to Meiningen for burial.
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