Karl Schäfer (SS-Brigadeführer)
Karl Schäfer (17 June 1892 – 2 November 1943) was a Germans, 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. Early life Schäfer was born in Gorlitz and, after his secondary education, worked as a translator in German South West Africa from 1911 to 1914. On the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the Imperial German Navy in August 1914 and served throughout the war, earning the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class and the Wound Badge in silver. He was an early member of the Nazi Party, joining in 1922. He left the Party after the failed Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923 but rejoined in August 1930 (membership number 419,439). Peacetime SS career In October 1931, Schäfer became a member of the SS (member number 20,865). He served with the 35th SS-''Standarte'' based in Kassel. He was commissioned an SS-''Sturmführer'' on 1 December 1932 and se ...
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