Karl Schäfer (SS-Brigadeführer)

Karl Schäfer
Born17 June 1892
Gorlitz, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died2 November 1943 (age 51)
Krivoi Rog, Reichskommissariat Ukraine
AllegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
BranchImperial German Navy
Schutzstaffel
Service years1914–1918
1931–1943
RankSS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Police
CommandsSS and Police Leader, "Weissruthenien"; "Dnjepropetrowsk-Krivoi Rog"
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
Wound Badge in silver

Karl Schäfer (17 June 1892 – 2 November 1943) was a German SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of Police who served as an SS and Police Leader in the Soviet Union, where he was killed in action during the Second World War.

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