Greetings all, this is my first post here in what seems like a fantastic forum! I am hoping to piece together a puzzle and I hope I'll be able to find some help here! I hope you don't mind a bit of context for why I am looking for information about Wilhelm Schaal...
So I recently purchased an original copy of Rommel's "Infanterie greift an" which contains an inscription from Rommel himself. However I am now more interested in the man who owned the book and to whom is was inscribed, one Wilhelm Gustav Schaal. Doing some online research, I found a picture of him and a few records, but not much more. Apparently he attained the rank of Oberstleutnant. I must admit my knowledge of all things military is truly beginner level, but I thought Oberstleutnant was a relatively high rank. Therefore shouldn't there quite a bit of information about this man online?
I will post the documents I found and I wonder if this fantastic group here could help me to find out any information on Schaal. I don't read German, so the documents are a mystery to me, and even the photo doesn't mean much to me as I know very little about medals, uniforms, etc.
Literally anything you can tell me will be of great help! I could also post photos of the book's inscription as well as some newspaper articles that were found in the back if anyone is interested or thinks they may give clues. I am rather interested to understand the link between this man and Rommel. (By the way Rommel inscribed it "to my friend Wilhelm Schaal...")
Thanks in advance!
Seeking information on Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Gustav Schaal
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Seeking information on Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Gustav Schaal
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