Alfred Otto Schirmeister
Born on January 23, 1910 in Pulsnitz / Saxonia (just three kilometer away from the K98k stock manufacturer Dresdner Tischfabrik Hermann Menzel).
Occupation: Metalworker
From August 3, 1942 - December 15, 1942 he was at the Army-Armorer-School II in Offenburg / Baden at the "12th Unteroffizier war-training-course" for the training of soldiers in the armorer service. He completed the course successfully.
On June 1, 1942 he got promoted to Unteroffizier (the "12th war-training-course" was announced May 21, 1942 from the O.K.H Ch H Rüst u. BdE).
Training with K98k and PAK (anti-tank cannon) and there is written: "In the first place to use as: Armorer Unteroffizier".
He got the awards War Merit Cross 2nd class with Swords in 1943 and the War Merit Cross 1st class with Swords in 1944.