- Wilhelm Schepmann
Wilhelm Schepmann (June 17, 1894-July 26, 1970) was a SA officer ("
Obergruppenführer ") inNazi Germany .He succeeded
Viktor Lutze as "Stabschef" SA after Lutze was killed in a car accident. He began working to restore themorale within and the esteem of the SA and also began cooperating with the SS. He stated, "I will support the Waffen-SS just as much as any other part of the armed forces. The Waffen-SS has been heroic."Schepmann managed to have units in the Heer ("Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle"),
Kriegsmarine , andLuftwaffe ("Jagdgeschwader 6 Horst Wessel ") given SA honour titles, and even aWaffen-SS division ("18. SS Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division Horst Wessel").An article in the November 24th, 1952 edition of "Time" magazine mentioned Schepmann being elected to a legislative seat in the Lower Saxony region of West Germany( [http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,817361,00.html] ).
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