| August Schmidt | |
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| Born | 3 November 1892 Fürth, Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 17 January 1972(1972-01-17) (aged 79) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Buried | Munich Waldfriedhof |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1911-45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 50th Infantry Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division LXXII. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
August Schmidt (3 November 1892 – 17 January 1972) was a German general who commanded the 10th Panzergrenadier Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Schmidt surrendered to the Red Army in April 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (14 October 1916)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 27 October 1939 as Oberst and commander of 20th Infantry Regiment
- Oak Leaves on 23 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10th Panzergrenadier Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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| Preceded byGeneraloberst Karl-Adolf Hollidt | Commander of 50th Infantry Division 31 January 1942 – 1 March 1942 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich Schmidt |
| Preceded byOberst Hans Traut | Commander of 10th Panzergrenadier Division May 1942 – September 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Walter Herold |
| Preceded byGeneralmajor Georg Zwade | Commander of LXXII. Armeekorps 15 September 1944 – 22 January 1945 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Anton Grasser |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 10th Infantry Division/10th Panzergrenadier Division | |
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| Knight's Cross with the 20th Infantry Division | |
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