Josef Schmidt (general)

For other people of the same name, see Joseph Schmidt (disambiguation).

Josef Schmidt
Born	(1893-08-18)18 August 1893 Breslau
Died	Voronezh
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1937–43
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 199
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Voronezh (1943)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Military Advisor in Afghanistan

Josef Schmidt (18 August 1893 – 28 January 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Josef Schmidt was killed on 28 January 1943 in Voronezh, Russia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 January 1943 and was also promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (7 June 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge (3 December 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (25 February 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (1 March 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 199

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com