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Scherer, Paul-Albert

Date of birth:
November 23rd, 1918 (Essen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
March 16th, 2014
Nationality:
German

Biography

Paul-Albert Scherer served with the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr.l With the Bundeswehr he finally reached the rank of Brigadegeneral.

Promotions::
1969: Oberst (Bundeswehr).

Career:
?: II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21;
1945: British POW;
1950: Redakteur, Westfälischen Rundschau;
1956: Bundeswehr;
1969: Referent, Parlamentarischen Staatssekretärs, Karl Wilhelm Berkhan (SPD), Bundesministerium der Verteidigung;
1972 - 1977: Amtchef, Militärischen Abschirmdienst (Bundeswehr).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1945

The awarding has supposedly taken place just before the awardings ended on May 8th, 1945.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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