Schaal, Ferdinand
- Date of birth:
- February 7th, 1889 (Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 9th, 1962 (Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 10. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- October 19th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-General)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 10. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 10. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1940
“Generalleutnant Ferdinand Schaal demonstrated skillful leadership and great devotion to duty during the hard and crisis-filled defensive fighting south of Sedan on the 15.05.1940. Here his Division came under attack by 4 fresh enemy divisions that included strong armoured forces, however (in no small part thanks to the decisive contributions by its’ commander) it was ultimately able to withstand the hostile onslaught.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General LVI. Armeekorps (mot.)
- Awarded on:
- March 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Axis Biographical Research
- Photo: Axis Biographical Research
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
- Axis Biographical Research
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Die Tapfersten
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