Ferdinand Schörner

Ferdinand Schörner (born 12 June 1892) is a German field marshal currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Heer. He is a member of the militarist New Guard faction of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

Biography

Pre-WWII years

Schörner joined the army during WWI and served on the Italian front. He stayed in the army during the Weimar years and participated in the defeat of the Beer Hall Putsch.

World War II

During the Second World War Schörner specialized in leading mountain forces. He participated in the invasions of Poland, Greece, and the USSR, where he fought in the Arctic sector of the front near Murmansk. Schörner became known for his brutality and utter devotion to Adolf Hitler, as well as his use of human wave tactics.

In-game

If Albert Speer becomes Führer, Schörner will still be alive and continue to spread anti-Speerite sentiment through the officer corps.

If Martin Bormann becomes Führer, Schörner will still be alive and lead the militarist faction in the Kartenhaus. He will be assassinated when Bormann purges the militarists.

Unlike in the other three contenders, should Reinhard Heydrich be victorious in the civil war, he will not serve as an obstacle to Heydrich. After Heydrich's victory, Schörner will find himself outmaneuvered by Otto Ernst Remer, who will take control of the militarists and side with Heinrich Himmler. Despite him being Schörner's enemy, Hans Spiedel will recommend that Heydrich aid Schörner. Unlike Remer, Schörner has no wish to get Germany involved in nuclear war and if the player has Heydrich's support in retaking command of the militarists, Schörner will kill Remer and join Heydrich.

Notes

• Ferdinand Schörner is also known as the "Ungehuer," which means "Monster" in German.
• Bormann's method of assassination is poisoning by polonium, a radioactive material most notably used in the real world to assassinate former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.