Gustav Schmidt (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of Birth: Karsdorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
About 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.
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