Wilhelm Schmalz Military person

Wilhelm Schmalz (1 March 1901 – 14 March 1983) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Wilhelm Schmalz was captured by American troops in May 1945, he was accused of war crimes in Italy, but after 5 years the charges were dropped.

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Birth date	March 01, 1901
Birth place	Germany , Landsberg Saxony-Anhalt
Date of death	March 14, 1983
Place of death	Germany , Braunfels

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allegiance	Nazi Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Lublin–Brest Offensive Allied invasion of Italy World War II Heiligenbeil Pocket Allied invasion of Sicily Battle of France Battle of Radzymin (1944) Operation Diadem Battle of Bautzen (1945) Invasion of Yugoslavia Gumbinnen Operation Operation Shingle Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Uman Battle of Voronezh (1942) Vistula–Oder Offensive
military branch	Luftwaffe German Army (1935–45)
military command	Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring Fallschirm-Panzer-Korps Hermann Göring
service start	1919
service end	1945