Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Schäffer (1885-?)

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Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Schäffer (1885-?)

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Post by Minotauros » 06 Feb 2023, 16:42

Hello,


I'm trying to identify the right Oberst SCHÄFFER, promoted on 01.04.1942 (515).

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Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Schäffer

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Post by askropp » 06 Feb 2023, 18:54

Vorname after Hans list and FdW.

xx.xx.1935 Major (E) mit RDA vom 01.04.1934 (48)
01.04.1939 Oberstleutnant (E) (67)
15.05.1942 Oberst mit RDA vom 01.04.1942 (515)

01.11.1935 Fürsorgeoffizier beim Wehrbezirkskommando Leipzig II [laut DAL E]
12.10.1937 im Stab des Gruppenkommandos 4 (Leipzig) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
10.11.1938 im Stab der Heeresgruppe 4 (Leipzig) [laut Stellenbesetzung]
xx.xx.1940 Bevollmächtigter Transportoffizier im Stab der 6. Armee
xx.xx.194x Kommandeur der Gruppe Heeresstreifendienst beim AOK 6
10.10.1943 Führerreserve Wehrkreis III
29.02.1944 ausgeschieden
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Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Schäffer (1885-)

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Post by Dave Danner » 07 Feb 2023, 03:27

Schäffer, Friedrich-Wilhelm Ernst
*12.03.1885

19.11.1909 Leutnant mit Patent vom 19.11.1907 im Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 15
27.01.1915 Oberleutnant
18.04.1917 Rittmeister
16.05.1920 im Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 31 (laut Stellenbesetzung)
01.10.1920 im Reiter-Regiment 11 (laut Stellenbesetzung)
xx.xx.1920 der Abschied bewilligt
xx.xx.192x Charakter als Major a.D.

K.u.k. Österreich-Ungarisches Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration

Since 24 is a bit old for promotion to Leutnant, he may have been a one-year volunteer who switched to an active officer's career path. He was from the family of the Schäffer & Budenberg precision gauge manufacturers in Germany and England, which was split up due to World War I. He was possibly also related to Ernst Schäffer, *11.12.1886, who was also an active officer in UR 15.

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Post by Minotauros » 07 Feb 2023, 10:29

Thank you Gentlemen!

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Post by graveland » 08 Feb 2023, 20:41

Thank you, askropp and Dave.

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Post by JakeV » 08 Feb 2023, 21:34

* 12.03.1885 in Berlin

Vater: Ernst Schäffer, Fabrikant
Mutter: Elisabeth, geb. Schulze

12.06.1913 Heirat mit Editha, geb. Gramsch (*03.09.1893)

The abovementioned Ernst Schäffer (*11.12.1886) was indeed his brother.

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Post by graveland » 09 Feb 2023, 00:17

Thank you, Jake.

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