Date of birth:

January 23rd, 1913 (Stettin/Pomerania, Germany)

Date of death:

May 19th, 2004 (Hude/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
April 1st, 1936: Leutnant (RDA: -840-);
April 1st, 1939: Oberleutnant (RDA: -120-);
March 1st, 1942: Hauptmann (RDA: -95-);
July 1st, Major (RDA: -36a-);
November 9th, 1944: Oberstleutnant (RDA: -118-).

Career:
October 7th, 1936: 10. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 48, Güstrow;
October 12th, 1937: 4. (MG) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 27, Güstrow;
November 10th, 1938: 12. (MG) Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 27, Rostock;
June 1943: Hauptmann, Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 48;
November 1944: Oberstleutnant, Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 89;
April 1945: US POW;
August 1945: released.

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
• Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  
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