Date of birth:

September 9th, 1914 (Friedewalde/Westfalen, Germany)

Date of death:

November 3rd, 2009 (Minden/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 15th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 10th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment (motorisiert) 146, 16. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer

Awarded on:

October 9th, 1942

According to his Wehrpass the awarding took place on January 16th, 1942.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 23rd, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

Vorgeschobener Beobachter, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 146, 16. Panzergrenadier-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

January 15th, 1944

Awarded for his decisive role in preventing a Soviet breakthrough NE of Krivoi Rog via a temporary gap in the German frontline. He did this primarily via directing artillery fire from five batteries onto the advancing Soviets, but also by way of an infantry engagement involving himself and the other three members of his forward observer group.

According to his Wehrpass the awarding took place on January 16th, 1944.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 18th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
• Photo: Willi Schumacher collections
  
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - WENDT, KURT, Wir Für Alle, Hamburg, 1996.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Wehrpass