Gustav Schmidt (General)

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Gustav Schmidt (born April 24, 1894 in Carsdorf , Querfurt district ; † August 7, 1943 near Berjosowka near Kursk ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Schmidt fought as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and served in various units. During the Second World War he was in command of the 19th Panzer Division . When the entire division staff of the 19th PD was captured during a Soviet counterattack, Schmidt shot himself shortly after his capture.

Awards

literature

  • Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

  1. Armin Peter: Diary of a radio operator , p. 35.
  2. Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
  3. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 59, 310 .