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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
17 August 1899(Annaberg, Chemnitz Government Region, Saxony, Germany)
Death:
18 June 1959(Bühlertal, Rastatt, Region Mittlerer Oberrhein, Germany)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Erich-Otto Schmidt (17 August 1899 – 18 June 1959) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 352. Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 August 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 679