August Schmidt (Wehrmacht)

August Schmidt (3 November 1892 – 17 January 1972) was a German general who commanded the 10th Panzergrenadier Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Schmidt surrendered to the Red Army in April 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (14 September 1914) & 1st Class (14 October 1916)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
• Knight's Cross on 27 October 1939 as Oberst and commander of 20th Infantry Regiment
• Oak Leaves on 23 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10th Panzergrenadier Division

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