Karl Schümers
Military Person
1905 – 1944
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Who was Karl Schümers?
Karl Schümers was a Standartenführer and Oberst of Polizei in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. On 5 April 1944, Karl Schümers commanded the execution of 280 unarmed women and children in the village of Kleisoura in Greece.
SS-Standartenführer Karl Schümers was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of the II./1st SS Polizei Schützen Regiment, on the 30 September 1942.
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