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Erich-Otto Schmidt (17 August 1899 – 18 June 1959) was a general in the
Wehrmacht of
Nazi Germany during
World War II who commanded the 352. Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
The Knight' ...
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Awards and decorations
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
The Knight' ...
on 4 August 1943 as ''
Oberstleutnant'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 679
[Fellgiebel 2000, p. 309.]
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1899 births
1959 deaths
Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German prisoners of war in World War II
Reichswehr personnel
People from Annaberg-Buchholz
Military personnel from Saxony