Schmidt, Jürgen
- Date of birth:
- August 13th, 1905 (Halle an der Saale/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 16th, 1943 (Obojan H.V.Pl./Russian SFSR, USSR)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Ia, 337. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 1st, 1943
“During the fighting west of Voronezh Oberstleutnant Schmidt offered up the last of his strength in order to force a breakthrough of the enemy encirclement ring with his Division. The brave officer succumbed to a lung infection a few days later after the successful operation.”
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 127)
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