Wilhelm Schmalz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm Schmalz

German general and Knight's Cross recipient

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1901

Place of Birth: Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1983

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Wilhelm Schmalz (1 March 1901 – 14 March 1983) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Schmalz surrendered to the American troops in May 1945.
Schmalz was accused of war crimes in Italy, among them the Civitella in Val di Chiana massacre on 29 June 1944 where 146 civilians were murdered by soldiers of the Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring.
He was tried, but acquitted of the charges, by a court in Rome on 12 July 1950.