Hermann Schaefer

Hermann Schaefer (1885–1962) was a German general during the Second World War.

Hermann Schaefer
Born12 September 1885
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died1962 (1963) (aged 76)
Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
UnitInfanterie-Regiment 22
Infanterie-Regiment 80
Commands heldKommandant von Kassel
Feld-Kommandeur 589
Battles/warsWorld War II
World War I
AwardsEisernes Kreuz

Biography

In 1885, Hermann Schaefer was born in Metz, in Alsace-Lorraine. Schaefer fought during the First World War, with the rank of Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) and eventually Hauptmann (Captain). He made a career in the Reichswehr, then in the Army, the German army. During the Second World War, Hermann Schaefer participated in many military operations in Poland and Italy. He obtained the rank of Generalmajor on February 1941.

Hermann Schaefer died in 1962 in Kassel, Germany.

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