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German general
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Birth:
12 September 1885(Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France)
Death:
13 February 1962(Kassel, Kassel Government Region, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
Hermann Schaefer (12 September 1885 – 1962) was a German general during the Second World War.
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 German army. During the Second World War, Hermann Schaefer participated in many military operations in Poland and Italy. He obtained the rank of Generalmajor in February 1941.
Hermann Schaefer died in 1962 in Kassel, West Germany.
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- Eisernes Kreuz