Wilhelm Schepmann
Wilhelm Schepmann | |
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Schepmann, c. 1938 | |
| SA-Stabschef | |
| In office 18 August 1943 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Regierungspräsident Regierungsbezirk Dresden-Bautzen (As Kreishauptmann until January 1939) | |
| In office 30 March 1936 – 18 August 1943 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1894 Hattingen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 26 July 1970 (aged 76) Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Profession | Schoolteacher |
| Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge Nuremberg Party Day Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army German Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 1939–1940 |
| Rank | Leutnant Hauptmann |
| Unit | Westphalian Jägerbattalion No.7 Infantry Regiment 56 |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Military awards | Iron Cross, 1st class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class War Merit Cross Wound Badge |
Wilhelm Schepmann (17 June 1894 – 26 July 1970) was a German school teacher who became a Nazi Party official and the last SA-Stabschef (chief of staff) of the original Nazi paramilitary organization, the Sturmabteilung (SA). Schepmann was an SA-Obergruppenführer when he was appointed by Adolf Hitler to succeed Viktor Lutze as SA-Stabschef in 1943. Schepmann lived under an assumed name from Germany's surrender until 1949 when he was discovered and arrested. After denazification proceedings, he was initially convicted of criminal behavior but was acquitted on appeal. He resumed local political activity with a right-wing party and was elected deputy mayor of Gifhorn, but was forced to resign in 1961 following a public outcry.