Fritz Schmidt (Generalkommissar)

Arthur Seyß-Inquart & Fritz Schmidt (1941)

Fritz Schmidt (19 November 1903 in Eisbergen, Porta Westfalica – 20 June 1943 in Chartres) was the German Commissioner-General for Political Affairs and Propaganda in the occupied Netherlands between 1940 and 1943, one of four assistants to the Governor-General, Arthur Seyss-Inquart. [1]

He is regarded as a compromiser and promoted the interests of Anton Mussert and the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB).[2]

Schmidt died on June 26, 1943, after he "fell, jumped, or was pushed out, of a train" [1] and was succeeded by Wilhelm Ritterbusch. Schmidt was born in Westphalia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacob Presser, Ashes in the Wind: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry (Wayne State University Press, 1968)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Werner Warmbrunn (1963). The Dutch under German occupation, 1940-1945. Stanford University Press. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 15 September 2010.