Hans Schmidt (general of the infantry)

Hans Schmidt
Born	28 April 1877 Ulm
Died	5 June 1948 (aged 71) Stuttgart
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1895–1945
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	260. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans Schmidt (28 April 1877 – 5 June 1948) was a German General of the Infantry who served in the Heer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)^[1]
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Order of the Crown (Prussia), 4th Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
• Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Crown and Swords
• Knight's Cross Second Class of the Albert Order
• Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
• Knight's Cross, First Class of the Friedrich Order
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary), 3rd Class with War Decoration
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 December 1939)^[2]
  • 1st Class (4 July 1940)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross Gold on 6 November 1942 as General der Infanterie zur Verwendung (for disposition) and commanding general of the IX. Armeekorps^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as Generalleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) and commander of the 260. Infanterie-Division^[4][5]
  • 334th Oak Leaves on 24 November 1943 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the IX. Armeekorps^{[6][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Generalleutnant.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres, p. 108.
2. Thomas 1998, p. 268.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 412.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 669.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 381.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 74.

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.
• Reichswehrministerium, ed. (1930). Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres (in German). Berlin, Germany: Mittler & Sohn Verlag. OCLC 10573418.
• 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.
• 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.

External links

• (German) Hans Schmidt sur Lexikon der Wehrmacht