Erich Otto Schmidt

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Years of service 1919–45 Rank Generalmajor		Name Erich-Otto Schmidt Service/branch German Army

Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandEastern FrontBattle of the Bulge Died June 18, 1959, Buhlertal, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Eastern Front, Battle of the Bulge, World War II Commands held 916th Grenadier Regiment, 352nd Infantry Division

Erich-Otto Schmidt (17 August 1899 – 18 June 1959) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 352. Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Erich-Otto Schmidt Generalmajor ErichOtto SCHMIDT 17 August 1899 18 June 1959

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 August 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 679

References

Erich-Otto Schmidt Wikipedia

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