August Schmidthuber
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| August Schmidthuber | |
|---|---|
| 8 May 1901 — 19 February 1947 (aged 45) | |
| Place of birth | Augsburg |
| Place of death | Belgrade (Executed) |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |  Waffen SS |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS |
| Commands held | SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 14 "Skanderberg" 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold EK I EK II |
August Schmidthuber was an SS-Brigadeführer of the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen from 20 January 1944 to 8 May 1945. He was in Budapest at the end of the World War II. He was executed on February 27, 1947 by the Yugoslav government for his role in killing civilians of that country.
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[edit] Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg convinced August to cancel deportations of Hungarian Jews to death camps by having his fascist ally, Pa'l Szalay, deliver a note to Schmidthuber where Wallenberg threatened to have him prosecuted for war crimes if the Jews were deported. This was just two days before the Russians liberated the concentration camps.
[edit] Nuremberg Trial
I will remind you as well of the deposition given by the SS Major General August Schmidthuber, describing how, on the order of the commander of the 1st SS Battalion,SS-Hauptsturmführer Richard Kaaserer, peaceful citizens were locked up in a church in Krivaya Reka, and then the church building was blown up.
[edit] Summary of SS career
[edit] Dates of rank
- Gefreiter - October 1, 1922
- Unteroffizier - November 1, 1923
- Unterfeldwebel - April 1, 1926
- Oberfeldwebel - November 1, 1926
- SS-Obersturmführer - May 17, 1935
- SS-Hauptsturmführer - September 3, 1936
- SS-Sturmbannführer - January 30, 1939
- SS-Obersturmbannführer - June 21, 1941
- SS-Standartenführer - April 20, 1943
- SS-Oberführer - June 21, 1944
- SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS - January 30, 1945
[edit] Notable decorations
- German Cross in Gold - August 3, 1943
- Eastern Front Medal - ?
- Iron Cross Second Class - October 4, 1939
- Iron Cross First Class - November 11, 1939
- Sport Badge of SA in Gold (?)
- Wound Badge in Black (?)
- Infantry Assault Badge in silver(?)
[edit] References
- History of the United Nations War Crimes Commission and the Development of the Laws of War p. 528, United Nations War Crimes Commission, London: HMSO, 1948
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by none |
Commander of SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 14 "Skanderberg" April 15, 1942 - November 28, 1943 |
Succeeded by SS-Sturmbannführer Bernhard Dietsche |
| Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Josef Fitzthum |
Commander of 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) May 1, 1944 - January, 1945 |
Succeeded by SS-Obersturmbannführer Alfred Graf |
| Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Otto Kumm |
Commander of 7. SS-Freiw.GebirgsDiv "Prinz Eugen" January 20, 1945 - May 8, 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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