How did Kaiser Wilhelm feel about Nazi Germany, Hitler, and WW2?

by iaglia
AshkenazeeYankee

Despite his virulent Anti-semitism (which if anything grew more pronounced as he grew older), Wilhelm II generally did not like the Nazis or Hitler -- he felt they had usurped what was rightfully his.

In his will, Wilhelm requested that his body not be buried in Germany until the restoration of the monarchy, and that there be no German soldiers or swastikas at his funeral. The first request was respected by the Nazis, and the body of the former emperor remains in the mausoleum at Huis Doorn. The second request was not honored. I think this summarizes neatly the slightly antagonistic relationship that Wilhelm had with the Nazis in his later years.