Schmidt, Kurt Erich Heinrich (Generalleutnant)

Date of birth:: April 9th, 1891 (Frankfurt/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
Date of death:: March 3rd, 1945 (Aalsmeer, the Netherlands)
Buried on:: German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: CT. Row: 7. Grave: 154.
Nationality:: German

Biography

Generalleutnant Kurt Schmidt was the father of Günter Werner Schmidt., Gerhard Schmidt and Heinz Georg-Wilhelm Schmidt, (Born January 11th, 1923 in Celle).

During the First World War he received the Eisernes Kreuzes 2.Klasse and 1.Klasse, the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the Hamburger Hanseatenkreuz.

Promotions:
3rd March 1910: Fähnrich;
20th March 1911: Leutnant;
18th June 1915: Oberleutnant;
20th June 1918: Hauptmann;
1st April 1932: Major;
1st July 1934: Oberstleutnant;
1st March 1937: Oberst;
1st February 1941: Generalmajor;
1st October 1942: Generalleutnant.

Career:
20th March 1911: Infanterie-Regiment 30;
6th May 1914: 11. / Infanterie-Regiment Graf Werder (4. Rheinisches) Nr. 30;
October 1920 - April 1924: 17.Infanterie-Regiment;
May 1930 - May 1931: Stab, 5. Infanterie-Division;
May 1932: Kommandantur Truppenübungsplatz Königsbrück;
1st October 1937 - 1st September 1939: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 74;
1st September 1939 - 30th September 1939: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 74;
10th October 1939: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 579;
15th November 1940: Kommandant von Luxemburg;
4th September 1941 - 1st September 1943: Kommandeur 702. Infanterie-Divison;
15th March 1944 - 3rd March 1945: Kommandeur 526. Infanterie-Division.