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German General of the Infantry
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28 April 1877, Ulm, Tübingen Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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5 June 1948, Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (aged 71 years)
Age
71 years
Awards
German Cross in Gold
Albert Order
Friedrich Order
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Biography
Hans Schmidt (28 April 1877 – 5 June 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
He was in command of the German Twenty-Fourth Army on the Western Front when it surrendered in May 1945.
Decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 December 1939) & 1st Class (4 July 1940)
- 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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