Toni Schneiders

Toni Schneiders

Surname	Schneiders
Given Name	Toni
Born	13 May 1920
Died	4 Aug 2006
Country	Germany
Category	Photography
Gender	Male

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseToni Schneiders was born in Urbar, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany in 1920. In 1939, he completed his education as a photographer. In 1939, he entered the German military. From 1942 until 1944, he served as a war correspondent. He notably participated in, and photographed, the Operation Eiche rescue mission for Benito Mussolini. He was seriously wounded in Paris, France in Aug 1944. After the war, he resided briefly in Koblenz before moving to Meersburg in southern Germany. In 1949, he moved to Lindau (Bodensee) on the eastern end of Lake Constance. He was a founding member of the photographers group FotoForm. He married Ingeborg Thomann in the 1950s. he traveled extensively throughout Europe during his career. In 1999, he won the Culture Prize of the German Society for Photography (Kulturpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie) award. He passed away in Lindau (Bodensee) in 2006.

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Last Major Revision: Aug 2016

Photographs

German photographer Toni Schneiders with Leica camera, near Nettuno, Italy, Feb 1944

Photographs Taken by Toni Schneiders

A building at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943

A German glider trooper next to a DFS 230 C-1 glider damaged during landing, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943

Benito Mussolini with Otto Skorzeny and other rescuers, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 1 of 2

Benito Mussolini with Otto Skorzeny and other rescuers, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 2 of 2

See all 79 photographs by Toni Schneiders

Toni Schneiders Timeline

13 May 1920	Toni Schneiders was born in Urbar, Mayen-Koblenz, Germany.
4 Aug 2006	Toni Schneiders passed away in Lindau (Bodensee), Germany.

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