Date of birth:

July 31st, 1915 (Weinheim a.d. Bergstrasse/Baden, Germany)

Date of death:

December 1st, 2011 (Weinheim a.d. Bergstrasse/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Wachtmeister

Unit:

Flakkampftruppführer 6./Flak-Regiment 49 (mot.)

Awarded on:

February 5th, 1944

During the defensive battles near Bolchow-Orel, in the summer of 1943, Wachtmeister Scheider succeeded in destroyed 25 Soviet tanks with his Flak gun. Later on during this fighting he would be heavily wounded by artillery fire on the 21.07.1943. In recognition of his achievements and devotion to duty during this time, he would receive the Knight’s Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 30th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
  - Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945