Erich-Otto Schmidt

Erich-Otto Schmidt
Born	17 August 1899 Annaberg
Died	18 June 1959 (aged 56) Bühlertal
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1919–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 679 352. Volksgrenadier Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Eastern Front Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich-Otto Schmidt (17 August 1899 – 18 June 1959) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 352. Volksgrenadier Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 August 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 679^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 309.

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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht