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Otto Schumann
(left to right) Tulp, Schumann, Rauter, Voûte & Böhmcker (1941)
Born11 September 1886
Metz
Died1952
Detmold (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Allegiance German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch
Order Police, Ordnungspolizei
RankSS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsEhrendegen des RF SS / Totenkopfring der SS

Otto Schumann (11 September 1886 – 1952) was a German general, who held the rank of SS-Gruppenführer during World War II.

Biography

Otto Schumann was born in Metz, Lorraine, on 11 September 1886.[1] During the First World War, he served in the German Army as an officer.[1] He was awarded the Iron Cross Ist class.[2] After the war, he served as Kreisrat, a county counselor, in East Prussia. Then, he became police officer. Otto Schumann joined the NSDAP in 1933[3] and the SS in 1939[4] with the rank of SS-Standartenführer und Oberst der Polizei.[2]

When World War II broke out, Schumann served in Stettin (Wehrkreis II), as Standartenführer. In May 1940, he was transferred to The Hague in the Netherlands and promoted SS-Oberführer.[2] On 30 January 1941, Otto Schumann was promoted SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei. From December 1942 to September 1943, Otto Schumann served in Münster (Wehrkreis VI).[2] In August 1943, Otto Schumann was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei. In February 1944, Schumann was sent to Vienna, where he stayed until October 1944. Then, he took command of the SS-Oberabschnitt West, in Düsseldorf.[2]

Otto Schumann died in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1952.[1]

Promotions

Schumann's SS- und Polizei ranks
Date Rank
July 1936 Oberst der Schutzpolizei
August 1938 SS-Standartenführer
April 1940 SS-Oberführer
January 1941 SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei
August 1943 SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Otto Schumann on lebensgeschichten.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Otto Schumann on SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant der Polizei
  3. ^ NSDAP-Nr.: 1 753 690
  4. ^ SS-Nr.: 327 367
Bibliography
  • Ruth Bettina Birn: Die Höheren SS- und Polizeiführer. Himmlers Vertreter im Reich und in den besetzten Gebieten. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1986; Alfons Kenkmann, Christoph Spieker: Im Auftrag, Polizei, Verwaltung und Verantwortung, Katalog zur gleichnamigen Dauerausstellung im Geschichtsort Villa ten Hompel. Essen 2001, S.176-187; Jos Smeets: De Geschiedenis van de Nederlands Politie. Verdeeldheid en eenheid in het Rijkspolitieaparaat, Utrecht 2007.
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