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August Schmidt (Wehrmacht)

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August Schmidt
Born3 November 1892
Fürth, Bavaria, German Empire
Died17 January 1972(1972-01-17) (aged 79)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1911-45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands50th Infantry Division
10th Panzergrenadier Division
LXXII. Armeekorps
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight'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.

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 265.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 309.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 66.

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generaloberst Karl-Adolf Hollidt
Commander of 50th Infantry Division
31 January 1942 – 1 March 1942
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Friedrich Schmidt
Preceded by
Oberst Hans Traut
Commander of 10th Panzergrenadier Division
May 1942 – September 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Walter Herold
Preceded by
Generalmajor Georg Zwade
Commander of LXXII. Armeekorps
15 September 1944 – 22 January 1945
Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Anton Grasser