August Schmidt (Wehrmacht)

For the Luftwaffe general, see August Schmidt (Luftwaffe).

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.

August Schmidt
Born	3 November 1892 Fürth, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	17 January 1972(1972-01-17) (aged 79) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Buried	Munich Waldfriedhof
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	50th Infantry Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division LXXII. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
• 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^[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 23 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10th Panzergrenadier Division^[3]