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Erich-Otto Schmidt

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Erich-Otto Schmidt
Born17 August 1899
Annaberg
Died18 June 1959(1959-06-18) (aged 56)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneralmajor
Commands352nd Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 309.

Bibliography

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalmajor Eberhard von Schuckmann
Commander of 352. Volksgrenadier Division
6 October 1944 - 19 December 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Richard Bazing