Otto Schumann

Otto Schumann
Schumann in Amsterdam (1940)
Born (1886-09-11)11 September 1886
Metz
Died 8 November 1952(1952-11-08) (aged 66)
Detmold
Allegiance  German Empire
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Ordnungspolizei
Rank SS-Gruppenführer
Battles/wars World War I

Otto Schumann (11 September 1886 – 1952) was a German SS and police general during the Nazi era.

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] After the war, he became a police officer. Otto Schumann joined the NSDAP in 1933 and the SS in 1939.[2]

During World War II, Schumann served in the SS troops in Stettin (Wehrkreis II) and The Hague in the Netherlands.[2] 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. 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] Schumann died in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1952.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Otto Schumann on lebensgeschichten.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Otto Schumann on SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant der Polizei
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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