War Years
On 5 June 1944 Schwarz was granted a high military award (the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) by Hitler for his work during the Munich air raids of 24–25 April of that year.
Schwarz led a Volkssturmbataillons in Grünwald at the end of the war. He was arrested by the Americans.
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