Gustav Schmidt (general)

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.

Gustav Richard Ernst Schmidt
Born(1894-04-24)24 April 1894
Died7 August 1943(1943-08-07) (aged 49)
Belgorod, Soviet Union
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1913–43
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands held19th Panzer Division
Battles/warsBelgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation  †
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards
  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (18 October 1915)[1]
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)[1]
  • German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Oberst in the 19. Schützen-Brigade[2]
  • 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[3]
    • 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 19. Panzer-Division[4]
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References

Citations
  1. Thomas 1998, p. 267.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 412.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 310.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 59.

Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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 by
General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff		 Commander of 19. Panzer-Division
5 January 1942 – 7 August 1943		 Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Hans Källner


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