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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 RegimentFellgiebel 2000, p. 309. Oak Leaves on 23 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10th Panzergrenadier DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 66.
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