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Ferdinand Schaal

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German general (1889-1962)

GermanyLived 1889 to 1962 · aged 73
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Ferdinand Friedrich Schaal was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 10th Panzer Division in the 1939 Invasion of Poland and directed the successful Siege of Calais in 1940.

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German Cross in Gold
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Ferdinand Friedrich Schaal was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 10th Panzer Division in the 1939 Invasion of Poland and directed the successful Siege of Calais in 1940. Schaal was involved in the unsuccessful 20 July plot against Adolf Hitler; for his participation in the conspiracy, he was imprisoned until the end of the war.

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Lived 1889 to 1962 · aged 73
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