Friedrich-August Schack Military person

Friedrich August Schack (born 27 March 1892, Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge/Silesia (now Kowary), died 24 July 1968, Goslar) was a General of Infantry best known for his pyrrhic defense of Caen after the allied invasion, September 1944, and for his brief leadership of the LXXXI Army Corps defending Aachen and the Siegfried Line.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 27, 1892
Birth place	Kowary
Date of death	July 24, 1968
Place of death	Goslar

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	World War II World War I
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	216. Infanterie-Division 272. Infanterie-Division LXXXI. Armeekorps