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Hans Schmidt (general of the infantry)

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Years of service
  
1895–1945

Role
  
General of the infantry

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Name
  
Hans Schmidt

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
28 April 1877 Ulm (
1877-04-28
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
General of the Infantry

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Died
  
June 5, 1948, Stuttgart, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
260e division d'infanterie

Hans Schmidt (28 April 1877 – 5 June 1948) was a German General of the Infantry who served in the Heer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Order of the Crown (Prussia), 4th Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
  • Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Crown and Swords
  • Knight's Cross Second Class of the Albert Order
  • Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order (Wurttemberg)
  • Knight's Cross, First Class of the Friedrich Order
  • Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
  • Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary), 3rd Class with War Decoration
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (4 July 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross Gold on 6 November 1942 as General der Infanterie zur Verwendung (for disposition) and commanding general of the IX. Armeekorps
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as Generalleutnant zur Verwendung (for disposition) and commander of the 260. Infanterie-Division
  • 334th Oak Leaves on 24 November 1943 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the IX. Armeekorps

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