Gerhard Schmidhuber

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Gerhard Schmidhuber
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Generalmajor Gerhard Schmidhuber
Born (1894-04-09)9 April 1894
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
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Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, Kingdom of Hungary
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1920)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–20
1933–45
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held 7th Panzer Division
13th Panzer Division
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gerhard Schmidhuber (9 April 1894 – 11 February 1945 in the battle of Budapest) was a German generalmajor. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

Born in Dresden in the Kingdom of Saxony, Schmidhuber was commanding officer of the Heer's 13th Panzer Division during World War II. When the Germans occupied Hungary in 1944, Schmidhuber was supreme commander of German army forces in that country. In that capacity, he had extensive dealings with the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg and prevented the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto in the face of the advancing Red Army. Schmidhuber was killed in action in the Battle of Budapest.

Awards

Reference in the Wehrmachtbericht

Date Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording Direct English translation
20 December 1944 (addendum) Im Raum von Budapest haben sich in den harten Abwehrkämpfen die Panzergrenadierdivision 'Feldherrnhalle' unter Führung des Generalmajors Pape und die 13. Panzerdivision unter Führung des Generalmajors Schmidhuber, deren Offiziere, Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften zum größten Teil der SA entstammen, durch hervorragende Tapferkeit und Angriffsschwung ausgezeichnet.[5] The Panzergrenadierdivision 'Feldherrnhalle' under the leadership of Generalmajor Pape and the 13. Panzerdivision under the leadership of Generalmajor Schmidhuber, whose officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers are largely comprised from the SA, distinguished themselves by showing exceptional bravery and attacking spirit, in hard fought defensive battles in the vicinity of Budapest.

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Military offices
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Dr. Karl Mauss
 Commander of 7th Panzer Division
2 May 1944 – 9 September 1944		 Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppen Dr. Karl Mauss
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hans Tröger
 Commander of 13th Panzer Division
9 September 1944 – 11 February 1945		 Succeeded by
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas 1998, p. 264.
  2. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 411.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 380.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 95.
  5. ↑ Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, p. 373.
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