Carl-Alfred Schumacher

Carl-August Schumacher
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	II./JG 77, JG 1, Jafü Norwegen
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	politician

Generalmajor Carl-Alfred Schumacher was born 19 February 1896 in Rheine and died 22 May 1967 in Bad Godesberg. During World War II Schumacher served in the German Luftwaffe commanding the JG 1 fighter wing. After World War II, Schumacher was an active politician and elected member of the Landtag in Lower Saxony (1951-1959).

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (20 July 1940)

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.