Ferdinand Schaal Military person
Ferdinand Friedrich Schaal (7 February 1889 — 9 October 1962) was a German career military officer and panzer commander in World War II. He commanded the 10th Panzer Division in the 1939 Invasion of Poland and directed the successful Siege of Calais in 1940. Later, he became involved in the unsuccessful July 20 plot against Adolf Hitler and the implementation of Operation Walküre that was to follow. For this, he was imprisoned until the end of the war.
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| allegiance | (to 1918) (to 1933) (to 1944) |
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| military command | 10th Panzer Division Wehrmacht commander Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia LVI Panzer Corps |
| service start | 1908 |
| service end | 1944 |