Hans Schmidt (general of the infantry)
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This article is about the German World War II general of the infantry. For other uses, see Hans Schmidt.
| Hans Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1877 Ulm |
| Died | 5 June 1948 (aged 71) Stuttgart |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1895–1945 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 260. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Hans Schmidt (28 April 1877 – 5 June 1948) is a German General of the Infantry who served in the Heer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Decorations[edit]
- Iron Cross (1914)[1]
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Order of the Crown (Prussia) 4th Class
- House Order of Hohenzollern Knight
- Military Merit Order (Bavaria) 4th Class with Crown and Swords
- Albert Order 2nd Class
- Military Merit Order (Württemberg) Knight
- Friedrich Order Knight with Swords
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Class with War Decoration
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross Gold, 6 November 1942 [2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves[2]
- Knight's Cross, 22 September 1941
- 334th Oak leaf 24 November 1943
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres, Mittler & Sohn Verlag, Berlin 1930, S.108
- ^ a b Veit Scherzer: Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945, Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis/Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2, S.669
- Source
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
- Bibliography
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia. Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Allemagne: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia. Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives. Jena, Allemagne: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- External links
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia. Hans Schmidt sur Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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