Werner Schmidt-Hammer

Werner Schmidt-Hammer
Werner Schmidt-Hammer
Born	26 September 1894
Died	4 January 1962 (aged 67)
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	168. Infanterie-Division; LXXII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II Prague Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Schmidt-Hammer (26 September 1894 – 4 January 1962) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Schmidt-Hammer surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet Prague Offensive in May 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 168. Infanterie-Division[1]

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References

Citations

Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Chales de Beaulieu	Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division 1 December 1943 – 8 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Carl Anders
Preceded by Generalmajor Carl Anders	Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division 9 December 1944 – 6 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dr. Maximilian Roßkopf
Preceded by Generalmajor Dr. Maximilian Roßkopf	Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division April 1945	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Infanterie Anton Grasser	Commander of LXXII. Armeekorps April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.