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Schmidt, Arthur (Generalleutnant)

Date of birth:
October 25th, 1895 (Hamburg - Germany)
Date of death:
November 5th, 1987 (Karlsruhe - Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
1st November 1914: Fahnenjunker;
24th December 1914: Fähnrich;
8th May 1915: Leutnant;
1st November 1923: Oberleutnant;
1st July 1928: Hauptmann;
1st November 1934: Major;
1st August 1937: Oberstleutnant;
1st February 1940: Oberst;
1st June 1942: Generalmajor;
17th January 1943: Generalleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Chef, Generalstab, 6. Armee
Awarded on:
January 6th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 15.01.1943) describes why Schmidt was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Generalmajor Schmidt, chief of staff of an Armee between the Volga and Don rivers, has repeatedly mastered critical situations through his personal bravery while representing the Armee’s supreme commander.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
Unit:
Ia, V. Armeekorps
Awarded on:
January 26th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
February 19th, 1918
with swords
published the 19.02.1918 in the Militär-Wochenblatt
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Awarded on:
August 1939
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Red Zeljeni Trolist Second Class Cross with Oak Wreath

Sources

  • Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 14)

Photos