Hermann Schaefer

Hermann Schaefer
Hermann Schaefer
Born	12 September 1885; Metz, Alsace-Lorraine
Died	1962 (aged 76); Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 22; Infanterie-Regiment 80
Commands held	Kommandant von Kassel; Feld-Kommandeur 589
Battles/wars	World War II; World War I
Awards	Eisernes Kreuz

Hermann Schaefer (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 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.

Decorations

Eisernes Kreuz

Sources

(de) Biography of Hermann Schaefer

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