Otto Schumann (11 September 1886 – 1952) was a German SS and police general during the Nazi era. He was born in Metz, Lorraine, on 11 September 1886. During the First World War, he served in the German Army as an officer. After the war, he became a police officer. Otto Schumann joined the NSDAP in 1933 and the SS in 1939.
Otto Schumann | |
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.jpg) Schumann in Amsterdam (1940) | |
| Born | 11 September 1886 Metz |
| Died | 8 November 1952 (aged 66) Detmold |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Ordnungspolizei |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
During World War II, Schumann served in the SS troops in Stettin (Wehrkreis II) and The Hague in the Netherlands. From December 1942 to September 1943, he served in Münster (Wehrkreis VI). 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. Schumann died in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1952.
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Further reading edit
- 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.
