Herbert Schmidt (Fallschirmjäger)
For other people of the same name, see Herbert Schmidt.
| Herbert Schmidt | |
|---|---|
 Herbert Schmidt | |
| Born |
3 October 1912 Feste Courbiere in West Prussia |
| Died |
16 June 1944 (aged 31) near Pontivy in France |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Major im Generalstab |
| Commands held | 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Herbert Schmidt (3 October 1912 – 16 June 1944) was a member of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
He participated in the invasion of Norway and commanded the German forces in the battle of Dombås, in which he was severely wounded and taken prisoner by Norwegian forces. He later wrote a book called Die Fallschirmjäger von Dombaas detailing his experience of the battle.[1]
Major Herbert Schmidt was driving from Vannes to Pontivy on 16 June 1944 when he was shot from behind by a French sniper while sitting beside his division commander, Bernhard-Hermann Ramcke, killing him instantly.[2]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[4][Notes 1]
Notes
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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