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Gustav Schmidt (general)

WW2 German Army general (1894-1943)

Summary

WW2 German Army general (1894-1943)

Field	Value
name	Gustav Schmidt
birth_name	Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Carsdorf, Kreis Querfurt, Regierungsbezirk Merseburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
death_place	Between Beresowka and Belgorod near Kursk, Soviet Union
allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
branch
Freikorps (Grenzschutz Ost)

serviceyears	1913–1943
rank	Generalleutnant
commands	74th Infantry Regiment
19th Rifle Brigade
19th Panzer Division
battles	World War I
World War II
awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
relations	∞ 1919 Maria Mayer; 1 son
Johannes Mayer (brother in law)

German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany

Freikorps (Grenzschutz Ost)

19th Rifle Brigade 19th Panzer Division World War II

Invasion of Poland
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Kursk
Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation (KIA) Johannes Mayer (brother in law)

Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt (24 April 1894 – 7 August 1943) was a German career officer, finally general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Death

Most post-war sources state, Schmidt committed suicide on 7 August 1943 to avoid capture by the Red Army in the course of the Soviet Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive Operation (it cannot be clearly determined whether this occurred before or after capture). According to the war diary of the 19th Panzer Division, however, he was killed in action during the breakthrough from the Soviet encirclement.

Promotions

10 February 1913 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
- joined the Infanterie-Regiment "Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg" (3. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 20
1 July 1913 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (Officer Candidate with Corporal/NCO/Junior Sergeant rank)
18 October 1913 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
19 June 1914 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 23 June 1912
16 September 1917 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
1 July 1925 Hauptmann (Captain)
1 May 1934 Major (29)
2 October 1936 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect and Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 October 1936 (26)
31 May 1939 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 June 1939 (23)
12 April 1942 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 April 1942 (75b)
21 January 1943 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 January 1943 (59)

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 15 September 1914
- 1st Class on 18 October 1915
Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3X) on 14 May 1917
Wound Badge (1918) in Black on 14 May 1918
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 22 December 1934
Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 2 October 1936
- 1st Class on 10 February 1938
Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 21 September 1939
- 1st Class on 2 October 1939
Panzer Badge in Silver
Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 1 August 1942
German Cross in Gold on 26 April 1942 as Oberst and Commander of the 19th Rifle Brigade
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberst and Commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 74
- 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and Commander of the 19. Panzer-Division

References

Citations

Bibliography

{{Cite book |orig-date=1986 |trans-title=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
{{Cite book |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
{{Cite book |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z

before=General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff| after=Generalleutnant Hans Källner| title= Commander of 19. Panzer-Division| years=5 January 1942 – 7 August 1943

References

Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 412.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 310.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59.

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