Werner Schmidt-Hammer
Werner Schmidt-Hammer | |
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| Born | 26 September 1894 |
| Died | 4 January 1962 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 168. Infanterie-Division LXXII. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Schmidt-Hammer (26 September 1894 – 4 January 1962) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Schmidt-Hammer surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet Prague Offensive in May 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until October 1955.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 168. Infanterie-Division[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.
Bibliography[]
- (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.
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1962 deaths
- People from Mittelsachsen
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Military personnel from Saxony
- German military personnel of World War I
- Reichswehr personnel
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross