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Schmidt, Erich-Otto (Generalmajor)

Date of birth:
August 17th, 1899 (Annaberg/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
June 18th, 1959 (Bühlertal/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Erich-Otto Schmidt finally reached the rank of Generalmajor.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 679, 333. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
August 4th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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