Schmidt, Leonhard (Fallschirmjäger-Reg.4)
- Date of birth:
- December 9th, 1916 (Weißenstadt/Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 12th, 2006 (Marktredwitz/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Schützenschnur der Luftwaffe, Stufe 3
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1938
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel
- Unit:
- 3. Kompanie, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- July 7th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Bataillons-Führer, II. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
- Awarded on:
- April 30th, 1945
Awarded in Italy by General der Fallschirmtruppe Heidrich. Formally Heidrich was not entitled to do the awarding himself. It is unknown if the awarding was formally completed.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wolfgang Eckert
- Photo: wolfgang Eckert
- Ritterkreuzträger Leonhard Schmidt - Axis History Forum - - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1986.
- Ritterkreuz Archiv IV/2008, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Dezember 2008, ISSN 1866-4709
- Knight's Cross Holders Photo Database - Page 25 - Axis History Forum
- wehrmacht-awards.com
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