Schmidt, Willi (WH-Art.Rgt. 150)
- Date of birth:
- July 19th, 1897 (Landsberg an der Warthe/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 31st, 1945 (Kutterow, URSS)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
February 20th, 1943: zum Ritterkreuz vorgeschlagen.
Promotions:
August 8th, 1914: Kriegsfreiw.;
July 10th, 1915: Gefreiter;
October 15th, 1916: Unteroffizier;
January 27th, 1918: x?;
May 22nd, 1918: Leutnant d.R.;
October 1st, 1933: Leutnant d.R.a.D. (95);
May 15th, 1934: Hauptmann a.D.;
March 5th, 1935: Hauptmann (E);
November 1st, 1936: Hauptmann mit RDA vom 1-7-1933 (49a);
April 1st, 1937: Major (43);
October 1st, 1940: Oberstleutnant (7);
April 1st, 1942: Oberst (477).
Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kdr. I./Art.Rgt. 42;
February 1st, 1940: Kdr. IV./Art.Rgt. 290;
November 16th, 1940: Kdr. Art.Rgt. 150;
June 1st, 1943: Kdr. Art.Kdr. 143;
September 21st, 1943: Führer-Reserve stellv.Gen.Kdo. VI. A.K.;
February 15th, 1944: Kdr. Art.Kdr. 128.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 26th, 1917
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 53, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 53, Heer
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 150, 50. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Artillerie-Kommandeur 128, XXXX. Panzerkorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 25th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Danny Feldtmann
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- SCHEIBERT, H., Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange etc., Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Friedberg.
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- NARA Roll A3356 R752.8
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