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Schmid, Josef (Generalmajor)

Date of birth:
September 24th, 1901 (Göggingen/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
August 30th, 1956 (Augsburg/Bavaria, Germany)
Service number:
SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
August 1st, 1923: Fähnrich;
September 24th, 1924: Oberfähnrich;
December 1st, 1924: Leutnant;
July 1st, 1928: Oberleutnant;
July 1st, 1934: Hauptmann;
August 1st, 1936: Major;
November 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant;
July 19th, 1940: Oberst;
March 1st, 1943: Generalmajor;
July 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant.

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Awarded on:
November 9th, 1933
Ehrenzeichen des 9. November 1923 (Blutorden)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

IV. bis II. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Kampfgruppe, Panzer-Division "Hermann Göring", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 21st, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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