Werner Schmidt-Hammer

Werner Schmidt-Hammer
Born 26 September 1894
Hartmannsdorf
Died 4 January 1962 (aged 67)
Landau
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank Generalleutnant
Commands held 168. Infanterie-Division
LXXII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II

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

References

Citations
  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.
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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • 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.

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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