Gustav Schmidt Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 24, 1894
Birth place
Germany , Querfurt
Date of deathAugust 07, 1943
Place of death
Russia , Belgorod

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allegiance
(to 1918)
(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command19. Panzer-Division
service start1913
service end1943

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