__NOTOC__ 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)Thomas 1998, p. 265. * 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 DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 66.

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