Research Paper On Volksdeutsche 269 Words2 Pages Volksdeutsche He had the will to fight against other men from the same country. At the age of 18, Erich Schmidt and his family moved to Stuttgart, Germany in 1939. In the summer of 1939, he enlisted in the SS. This was called Volksdeutsche which means âpeople of raceââ in German. In 1940, He shipped out in April 9th, 1940 to Denmark, From their he went to Norway and there he was sent off to Greece. He would later fight in Russia. By 1944 he has already been in six European countries and this time he was fighting in Normandy, Fran...