Karl Schümers

Karl Schümers
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Born	17 October 1905 Düsseldorf
Died	18 August 1944(1944-08-18) (aged 38) Árta, Greece
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1939–44
Rank	Standartenführer (Colonel)
Unit	4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Schümers (17 October 1905 – 18 August 1944) was a German Standartenführer (Colonel) and Oberst of Polizei in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 5 April 1944, Karl Schümers commanded the execution of 280 unarmed women and children in the village of Kleisoura in Greece.

Commands

• II.Battalion, 7th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Regiment
• 7th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment
• 4th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Division

References

Further reading

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.