Date of birth:

March 5th, 1915 (Veltenhof/Braunschweig, Germany)

Date of death:

November 16th, 2005 (Braunschweig, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Sturm-Pionier-Bataillon 51

Awarded on:

January 6th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)

Unit:

Kommandeur Pionier-Bataillon 112

Awarded on:

February 14th, 1944

Awarded for actions in the Cherkassy pocket. Here he distinguished himself through his personal leading of numerous counterattacks that time and again managed to stabilize critical situations following hard close combat. It was due to Schlingmann and his men alone that a Soviet breakthrough near Boguslaw was prevented.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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