Gustav Schmidt (general)

Gustav Schmidt (24 April 1894 – 7 August 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schmidt committed suicide on 7 August 1943 to avoid capture by the Red Army in the course of the Soviet Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive Operation.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (18 October 1915)


 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939)
 * German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Oberst in the 19. Schützen-Brigade
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 742
 * 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 19. Panzer-Division