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Walter Schimana

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German Waffen-SS general

GermanyLived 1898 to 1948 · aged 50
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Walter Schimana was an Austrian Nazi and a general in the SS during the Nazi era. He was SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union in 1942 and Higher SS and Police Leader in occupied Greece from October 1943.

Also inDeutsch

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Battle group "Schimana" in the Soviet Union, with noncombatant women and child.Battle group "Schimana" in the Soviet Union, with noncombatant women and child.Members of an Order Police unit under Schimana's command attacking a village in the Soviet Union, 1942.Members of an Order Police unit under Schimana's command attacking a village in the Soviet Union, 1942.

Awards 5

German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross, 2nd class
Iron Cross, 1st class
War Merit Cross
Golden Party Badge

Connected to Walter 6

Jakob GrimmingerAlso won Golden Party BadgeAdalbert SchneeAlso won Iron Cross, 1st classErnst DamzogAlso won Iron Cross, 2nd classWilhelm HarsterAlso won War Merit CrossVivica BandlerAlso won War Merit CrossLeonhard Graf von BlumenthalAlso won Iron Cross, 1st class

About this person

Walter Schimana was an Austrian Nazi and a general in the SS during the Nazi era. He was SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union in 1942 and Higher SS and Police Leader in occupied Greece from October 1943. Responsible for numerous war crimes and atrocities in the occupied territories, Schimana was arrested by the Allies after the war and died by suicide while awaiting trial.

Country
Germany
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1948 · aged 50
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14 languages

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