(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Karl Schuchardt
Born: 07 May 1893 in K�ln-M�lheim
Died: 13 Aug 1943 by Oul, USSR
Promotions:
F�hnrich (27 Jan 1913); Leutnant (18 Dec 1913); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1934); Major (01 Feb 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 May 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Battalion-Ordinance-Officer and Battery-Officer in the 3rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-14 Jan 1915)
Leader of the 82nd Motor-Vehicle-Flak-Battalion (15 Jan 1915-27 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of the Commander of Flak 7 (28 Feb 1917-10 Sep 1917)
Adjutant of the Commander of Flak 17 (11 Sep 1917-14 Jun 1918)
Adjutant of the Commander of Flak 9 (15 Jun 1918-18 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of the 27th Flak-Battalion (18 Sep 1918-30 Sep 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 15th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1920)
Retired (30 Nov 1920)
Employee of the Army (Reactivated to Army Service on 01 Sep 1934) Advisor for Camouflage and Air-Protection in the RWM (01 Jun 1926-00 Jun 1928)
Advisor for Camouflage and Air-Protection with the Staff of the 6th Division (00 Jun 1928-30 Sep 1934)
Squadron-Chief in the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Commander of the 4th Flak-Battalion (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 4th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 54th Flak-Regiment (01 Jul 1938-30 Sep 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 14th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1938-25 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 41st Flak-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-00 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 11th Flak-Regiment (00 Jun 1940-28 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 64th Flak-Regiment (01 Mar 1942-00 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 21st Luftwaffe-Artillery-Regiment (00 Nov 1942-25 Jun 1943)
Commander of Flak-Brigade X (26 Jun 1943-13 Aug 1943)
Killed-in-Action (13 Aug 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (10 Jan 1944)


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