Gustav Schmidt (general)
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Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt
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Born | (1894-04-24)24 April 1894 Carsdorf |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Belgorod, Russia |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1913–43 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 19. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Relations | Johannes Mayer (brother in law) |
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)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Panzer Badge
- in Bronze
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Oberst in the 19. Schützen-Brigade[2]
- 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[3]
- 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 19. Panzer-Division[4]
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Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Otto von Knobelsdorff
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Commander of 19. Panzer-Division 5 January 1942 – 7 August 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Källner |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 19th Panzer Division
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Panzer-Regiment 27 | ||
Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 73 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 74 |
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Artillerie-Regiment 19 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 19 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 19 |
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Panzerpionier-Bataillon 19 | ||
Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 272 | ||
Lehr-Regiment 901 |
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1Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 73, Oak Leaves and Swords with the Stab. 2Oak Leaves with the XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps, Swords with the XXXX. Panzer-Corps. 3Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 742 (702nd Infantry Division). 4Oak Leaves with Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" (Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring). 5Oak Leaves with Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191 "Büffel".
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Related recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1943 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel who committed suicide
- People from Querfurt
- People from the Province of Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
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