August Schmidt (Wehrmacht)
August Schmidt | |
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Born | 3 November 1892 Fürth, Bavaria, German Empire |
Died | 17 January 1972 (aged 79) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
Buried | |
Allegiance |
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Army |
Years of service | 1911-45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held |
50th Infantry Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division LXXII. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars |
World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
August Schmidt (3 November 1892 – 17 January 1972) was a German general who commanded the 10th Panzergrenadier Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Schmidt surrendered to the Red Army in April 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (14 October 1916)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 27 October 1939 as Oberst and commander of 20th Infantry Regiment
- Oak Leaves on 23 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10th Panzergrenadier Division