Werner Schmidt-Hammer

Werner Schmidt-Hammer
Born	26 September 1894 Hartmannsdorf
Died	4 January 1962(1962-01-04) (aged 67) Landau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	168. Infanterie-Division LXXII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Second Battle of Kharkov Case Blue Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Battle of Kiev (1943) Hube's Pocket Battle of the Dukla Pass Upper Silesian Offensive Prague Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Schmidt-Hammer (26 September 1894 – 1 January 1962) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Werner Schmidt-Hammer was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in October 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (11 March 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 12 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 168. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Chales de Beaulieu	Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division 1 December 1943 – 8 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Carl Anders
Preceded by Generalmajor Carl Anders	Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division 9 December 1944 – 6 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dr. Maximilian Roßkopf
Preceded by Generalmajor Dr. Maximilian Roßkopf	Commander of 168. Infanterie-Division April 1945	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Infanterie Anton Grasser	Commander of LXXII. Armeekorps April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Schmidt-Hammer, Werner
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	26 September 1894
Place of birth	Hartmannsdorf, Germany
Date of death	4 January 1962
Place of death	Landau, Germany