Gustav Schmidt (general)
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Gustav Schmidt (general)

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Military officerSoldierOfficer
Work field:
Military
Birth:
24 April 1894(Querfurt)
Death:
7 August 1943(Belgorod)
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Gustav Schmidt (24 April 1894– 7 August 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schmidt committed suicide on 7 August 1943 to avoid capture by the Red Army in the course of the Soviet Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (18 October 1915)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Oberst in the 19. Schützen-Brigade
  • 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
    • 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 19. Panzer-Division
  • ^ Thomas 1998, p. 267.
  • Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 412.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 310.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59.