Fritz Schmidt (19 November 1903 in Eisbergen, nowadays part of

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– 26 June 1943 in Chartres) was the German Commissioner-General for Political Affairs and Propaganda in the occupied

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

between 1940 and 1943, one of four assistants to the Governor-General,

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. Jacob Presser, ''Ashes in the Wind: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry'' (Wayne State University Press, 1968) He is regarded as a compromiser and promoted the interests of

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and the

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(NSB). Schmidt died at the age of 39 on 26 June 1943, after he "fell, jumped, or was pushed out of a train" and was succeeded by Wilhelm Ritterbusch.

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