• Fortress Eben-Emael

Date of birth:

March 14th, 1915 (Petershagen, German Empire)

Date of death:

August 19th, 2007 (Bad Pyrmont, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

Sturmgruppe "Eisen", Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung “Koch”, 7. Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

May 12th, 1940

Awarded for:

Operation Fall Gelb

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

Sturmgruppe "Eisen", Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung “Koch”, 7. Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

May 12th, 1940

Awarded for:

Operation Fall Gelb

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

Sturmgruppe "Eisen", Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung “Koch”, 7. Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

May 12th, 1940

Awarded for:

Operation Fall Gelb

For merit and services in connection to the capture of Fort Eben-Emael. Schächter was severely wounded.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

10-5-1940: Severely wounded during the assault on Eben Emael - hospitalized for 9 months with head and leg injuries.
21-5-1942: Severely wounded in the head and legs in the assault on Maleme - hospitalized again.
?-6-1944: Buried alive and WIA during bombardment on the /invasion Front.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1986.
  - Ritterkreuzträger - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 - 1945
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
  

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Fortress Eben-Emael

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Fortress Eben-Emael