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| Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1894-04-24)24 April 1894 |
| Died | 7 August 1943(1943-08-07) (aged 49) Belgorod, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1913–43 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 19th Panzer Division |
| Battles / wars | Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation † |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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-Kharkov 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
References
Citations
- ^ Thomas 1998, p. 267.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 412.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 310.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59.
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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff | Commander of 19. Panzer-Division 5 January 1942 – 7 August 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Hans Källner |
- 1894 births
- 1943 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel who died by suicide
- People from Querfurt
- Military personnel from the Province of Saxony
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Suicides in the Soviet Union
- Suicides in Russia
- Military personnel from Saxony-Anhalt
- German Army generals of World War II