Hermann Schaefer

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 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, Germany.