dent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Hitler . ▁The ▁entire ▁family ▁enthus iast ically ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁German ▁national ism . ▁So on , ▁however , ▁Hub ert us ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁Duch ess ▁Victoria ▁Ad ela ide , ▁grew ▁to ▁desp ise ▁the ▁rising ▁Naz i ▁Party . ▁After ▁witness ing ▁the ▁tort ure ▁of ▁Jews , ▁Prince ▁Hub ert us ▁was ▁forb idden ▁to ▁discuss ▁it ▁at ▁home . ▁The ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁Charles ▁Edward ' s ▁sons ▁were ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁( We hr macht ). ▁Prince ▁Hub ert us ▁formally ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁remained ▁opposed ▁to ▁Hitler ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Hitler ▁issued ▁the ▁Prin z ener lass , ▁a ▁dec ree ▁prohib iting ▁members ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁formerly ▁reign ing ▁families ▁from ▁act ively ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁We hr macht , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁increase ▁the ▁public ' s ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁de posed ▁dynast ies ▁and ▁threaten ▁his ▁g rip ▁on ▁power . ▁Such ▁was ▁Charles ▁Edward ' s ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Hitler , ▁however , ▁that ▁the ▁dec ree ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁sons . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁it ▁was ▁even ▁reported ▁that ▁Hitler ▁considered ▁making ▁Hub ert us ▁his ▁G au