Paul Schneider

"Ich war nie wirklich ein respektabler Mann. Ich spielte mich durch Deutschland und machte Schulden. Als ich mich freiwillig meldete, war ich kein großer Schütze mehr. Ich war ein Soldat unter Millionen, die zum Sterben geschickt wurden."Translated: "I was never really a respectable man. I gambled my way through Germany, racking up debts. When I volunteered, I wasn't a big shot anymore. I was one soldier among millions sent to die."--Paul Schneider, Aus der Gnade fallen (c.2578)Paul Schneider is a former member of the UNSC Deutsche Panzerdivision. Following the Human-Covenant War he became an alcoholic and author known for his novel, "Aus der Gnade fallen" (Fall From Grace).
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Paul Schneider was born Paul Wilhelm Schneider IV on December 7th, 2500 in Berlin, Germany. His father was a veteran who served in the 4th Armored Brigade during the battles of Neue Festung on Vorsehung and his mother was a former nurse at the Berlin National Hospital. Throughout his childhood and well into his early teens, Paul was living an average life. He was not thought of higher or lesser than other people.
He would do well in primary and secondary school, with some stating that he had a bright future after he graduated at the top of his class. Unfortunately, this was not true. In his senor year he was expelled from the school for sneaking alcohol onto the premises. His parents, immensely dissappointed, disowned Paul. 
=== Gambling Addiction ===
When Paul reached the age of eighteen he began to gamble. Within a few weeks he would have gambled in Berlin, Hamburg, Rothenburg, and many more cities. He would rack up an immense debt and would often have to deal with the mob to pay off other debts. After he was on everyone's shit list, he turned to underground gambling in poorer areas. Paul would continue with this until 2525, when he acknowledged that he had a problem. He tried to better himself and volunteered for the UNSC Deutsche Panzerdivision
=== UNSC Service ===
Only a few months after volunteering, Paul was shipped out to Vorsehung. He had shown skill in controlling a tank in boot camp and was put in charge of driving an M808 MBT, nicknamed Weißer Streitwagen.
==== Siege of Vorsehung ====
Even after nearly half a decade since the last Battle of Neue Festung in 2475, the city still was in ruins. People hid in their buildings, terrified of the tanks rolling down the streets. In a few hours Covenant ships filled the skies, ground units flooded the streets. Paul engaged the targets and had limited success. Though his efforts caused great casualties, more just kept pouring in. The Panzerdivision was told to retreat and Vorsehung was considered lost.
==== Battle of Neue Haven ====
Neue Haven was a small, yet very wealthy city on Vorsehung. Having been badly destroyed by the glassing, the streets were in