Gustav Schmidt (general)
Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1894 Carsdorf |
| Died | 7 August 1943 (aged 49) Belgorod, Russia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1913–1943 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 19. Panzer-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt (24 April 1894 – 7 August 1943) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Gustav Schmidt committed suicide on 7 August 1943 to avoid capture by Soviet troops.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (15 September 1914)
- 1st Class (18 October 1915)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
- 1st Class (2 October 1939)
- Panzer Badge
- in Bronze
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (22 April 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 742[1]
- 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 19. Panzer-Division [2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch - Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-22-X.
- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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- Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German military personnel who committed suicide
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