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Schmidhuber, August

    Date of birth:
    May 8th, 1901 (Augsburg/Bavaria, Germany)
    Date of death:
    February 19th, 1947 (Belgrade, Yougoslavia)
    Service number:
    SS-Nr.: 266.450
    Nationality:
    German

    Biography

    Career:
    7. Geb. Div. "Prinz Eugen"
    21. Geb. Div. "Skanderbeg"

    Promotions:
    01.10.1922: Gefreiter
    01.11.1923: Unteroffizier
    01.04.1926: Unterfeldwebel
    01.11.1926: Oberfeldwebel
    17.05.1935: SS-Obersturmführer
    03.09.1936: SS-Hauptsturmführer
    30.01.1939: SS-Sturmbannführer
    21.06.1941: SS-Obersturmbannführer
    20.04.1943: SS-Standartenführer
    21.06.1944: SS-Oberführer
    30.01.1945: SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS

    SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS August Schmidhuber was executed (death by hanging) on February 27, 1947 in Belgrade by the Yugoslav government for his role in killing civilians of that country.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
    Unit:
    Kommandeur, SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 2, SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen", Waffen-SS
    Awarded on:
    August 3rd, 1943
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    November 14th, 1939
    Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    December 1st, 1937
    Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    November 9th, 1944
    SS-Ehrenring
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    October 8th, 1943
    Red Zeljeni Trolist Second Class Cross
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
    Unit:
    Kdr - 7. SS-Div. 'Prinz Eugen'
    Awarded on:
    April 15th, 1944
    Red Zeljeni Trolist First Class Cross
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
    Unit:
    Kdr - 7. SS-Div. 'Prinz Eugen'
    Awarded on:
    April 15th, 1944
    Red Krune Kralja Zvonimira I.Stupnja Cross with Oak Wreath
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    October 4th, 1939
    Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Bronze versión.
    Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1942
    Medaille
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Both Gold & Bronze versions.
    SA-Sportabzeichen

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