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Ferdinand Friedrich Schaal | |
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Born | Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden, German Empire | 7 February 1889
Died | 9 October 1962 Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | (aged 73)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | German Army |
Years of service | 1908–44 |
Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
Commands | 10th Panzer Division LVI Panzer Corps Military commander, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ferdinand Friedrich Schaal (7 February 1889 – 9 October 1962) 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.