Generalleutnant Hans Schaefer

[JC]

Does anyone know the date and place of death for Hans Schaefer?

Thanks.

JC

[JakeV]

Still searching for date/place of death. The date should be included in the list with the commanders of Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment 127 (Zweibrücken) in Wegner's Stellenbesetzung Band 2, p. 516 (probably there, but I don't have the book). May I ask if someone can look it up for me?

According to Deutsches Soldatenjahrbuch 1979, Schaefer's corresponding address was in Edingen am Neckar (probably this was published before he died).

Jake

[JC]

Boy, this is an oldie! Thanks for pulling it into the present, Jake. I Hope we can get some action..... Jeff

[askropp]

According to Wegner / Zweng, Schaefer died on 27.09.1978.

[JakeV]

Askropp,

Thank you very much for finally offering an answer to this 11-year-old question!

Best regards

Jake

[Aisingioro]

Nobody posting a photo of him ?

Aisin

[askropp]

*03.04.1892 Triptis / Thüringen
+27.09.1978 [Edingen / Neckar?]

Vater: Johannes Schaefer, Oberbaurat a.D.
Mutter: Marie Schaefer, geb. Berlin
11.05.1920 Heirat mit Ilse von Goerschen
1 Sohn (*1921)

18.08.1913 Leutnant mit Patent vom 19.08.1911 (H3h)
05.10.1916 Oberleutnant (I4i)
01.07.1922 neues RDA vom 05.10.1916 (19) erhalten
01.12.1923 Rittmeister (4)
01.10.1924 umernannt zum Hauptmann
01.02.1927 umernannt zum Rittmeister
01.10.1927 umernannt zum Hauptmann
15.03.1930 umernannt zum Rittmeister
xx.xx.193x umernannt zum Hauptmann
01.09.1933 Major (12)
01.04.1936 Oberstleutnant (9)
01.10.1938 Oberst (22)
01.04.1942 Generalmajor mit RDA vom 01.03.1942 (8d)
21.01.1943 Generalleutnant mit RDA vom 01.01.1943 (46)

28.02.1912 eingetreten als Fahnenjunker
01.08.1914 mit dem Infanterieregiment 10 ins Feld
23.08.1914 Kompanieführer
15.05.1916 Flügeladjutant
21.04.1917 kommandiert zur 21. Infanteriebrigade
12.05.1917 im Stab der 11. Infanteriedivision
11.07.1917 Adjutant des Infanterieregiments 51
12.10.1917 Erster Ordonnanzoffizier im Stab der 11. Infanteriedivision
18.04.1919 Nachrichtenoffizier
15.02.1920 Adjutant des Reichswehr-Infanterieregiments 11
01.10.1920 Kompanieoffizier der 15. / Infanterieregiment 7
01.10.1921 im Stab des Infanterieregiments 7
01.10.1923 im Stab des Reiterregiments 7 (Breslau)
01.10.1924 Chef der 15. / Infanterieregiment 7 (Schweidnitz)
05.09.1925 in der heeresstatistischen Abteilung des Reichswehrministeriums (Berlin)
01.10.1926 im Stab der Heeresfriedenskommission (Berlin)
01.02.1927 in der 1. / Reiterregiment 3 (Stendal) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
01.10.1927 Chef der 14. / Infanterieregiment 9 (Wünsdorf)
16.01.1930 im Stab der 4. Division (Dresden)
15.03.1930 im Stab des Reiterregiments 12 (Dresden)
01.05.1933 Lehrer an der Infanterieschule (Dresden) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
15.10.1935 Lehrer an der Kriegsschule Dresden [laut Stellenbesetzung]
06.10.1936 Kommandeur des III. / Infanterieregiment 105 (Zweibrücken)
12.10.1937 Kommandeur des III. / Infanterieregiment 118 (Zweibrücken)
10.11.1938 Kommandeur des Grenzinfanterieregiments 127 (Zweibrücken)
01.12.1939 Kommandeur des Infanterieregiments 251
30.01.1942 Kommandeur der 252. Infanteriedivision (bis 01.04.1942 mFb)
10.01.1943 Kommandeur der 332. Infanteriedivision
25.09.1943 Führerreserve OKH (XII)
01.04.1944 Kommandeur der 244. Infanteriedivision
28.08.1944 in Marseille von alliierten Truppen gefangengenommen

15.06.1940 Spange zum EK II
24.07.1940 Spange zum EK I
29.07.1943 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

[JakeV]

Generalleutnant Hans Wilhelm Theodor Schaefer
* 03.04.1892 in Triptis/Fürstentum Reuß jüngerer Linie
† 24.09.1978 in Bad Dürkheim

Jake

[genstab]

Re Gen Schaefer's last two division commands, I have his command of 252. ID terminating on 10.01.1943 (Madeja)
and that of 332. ID on 05.06.1943 (Keilig and Mehner).
I have a note that the division artillery commander was m.d.F.b. from 05.06.1943 to probably 03.07.1943 when Gen. Helmuth Pfeifer took command.
Does anyone have the name of the division's artillery commander at that time?

Best regards,
Bill in cleveland

[genstab]

To clarify my question, can anyone provide the name of 332. ID Artillery commander in summer 1943, probably acting mFb as division commander?

Best regards, Bill in Cleveland

[genstab]

Well, I answered this one myself by more research. Lexikon says Obst Trowitz was mFb from 5-6-43- no mention of his being division artillery commander first though.

Best regards,
Bill in Cleveland

[histan]

Fortunately the Div KTB is available and shows the following:

KTB 332 Inf Div 01.jpg (30.6 KiB) Viewed 1731 times

KTB 332 Inf Div 02.jpg (28.59 KiB) Viewed 1731 times

Oberst Pfeiffer was wounded in the morning of 03.08.1943 and left the Div HQ at 09:00 and the KTB then shows:

KTB 332 Inf Div 03.jpg (11.6 KiB) Viewed 1731 times

Command of the Division is not clear in the KTB because Generalleutnant Schmidt was captured on 07.08.1943!

Next there is:

KTB 332 Inf Div 04.jpg (28.37 KiB) Viewed 1731 times

and finally:

KTB 332 Inf Div 05.jpg (16.83 KiB) Viewed 1730 times

Regards

John

PS Others may be able to extract more details from the KTB.

[genstab]

So if I have this right, it went like this:
Obst Adolf Trowitz 05.06.1943
Obst Helmuth Pfeifer 06.07.1943
GenLt (first name unk) Schmidt 03.08.1943
Obst Trowitz again 09.08.1943
became Div Grp under 255 ID 11.08.1943

I was unable to find which General Schmidt commanded- I have no record of any Gen Schmidt taken prisoner in August 1943.
Can anyone help with that?

Thanks so much for your work with the division KTB, John. Those sources are beyond my means.

Best,
Bill in Cleveland

[histan]

Oberst Timm Kdr AR 332 05.06.1943 until Pfeiffer arrived.

Sorry Generalleutnant was Gustav Schmidt Kdr 19. Pz.Div., who was killed, not captured.

Regards

John

[Rossano]

Hello John and Bill
Why Timm (John) or Trowitz (Bill) from "5.6." ? The KTB above reads "5.7. (not 5.6.) : Schaefer verw."
So, that Schaefer is reported until 5.6. must be a mistake, he commanded until 5.7. (from KTB above)
Rgds., Rossano
P.S.: is there any mention in the KTB about who were back then the Ib, Ic, and IIa of the 332. ID ?