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Hermann Schaefer

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Hermann Schaefer
Born(1885-09-12)12 September 1885
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Died1962(1962-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Wyk auf Föhr, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
UnitInfanterie-Regiment 22
Infanterie-Regiment 80
CommandsKommandant von Kassel
Feld-Kommandeur 589
Battles / warsWorld War II
World War I
AwardsEisernes Kreuz

Hermann Schaefer (12 September 1885 – 1962) was a German general during the Second World War.

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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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