Gustav Schmidt (General)

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

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1918) in black
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on April 22, 1942
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on September 4, 1940
- Oak leaves on March 6, 1943 (203rd award)

literature

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

Individual evidence

↑ Armin Peter: Diary of a radio operator , p. 35.
↑ 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 .
↑ 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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schmidt, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Carsdorf , Querfurt district
DATE OF DEATH	August 7, 1943
Place of death	Beryosovka , Kursk

[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 .