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Gustav Schmidt (Admiral)
Gustav Schmidt may refer to: *Gustav Schmidt (general) (1894–1943), German military officer, lieutenant general in World War II *Gustav Schmidt (canoeist) (1926–2016), German canoeist *Gustav Schmidt (composer) (1816–1882), German composer, see Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz {{hndis, Schmidt, Gustav ...
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Gustav Schmidt (general)
__NOTOC__ Gustav Schmidt (24 April 1894  – 7 August 1943) was a German general in the ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schmidt committed suicide on 7 August 1943 to avoid capture by the Red Army in the course of the Soviet Belgorod-Kharkov Offensive Operation. Awards * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (18 October 1915)Thomas 1998, p. 267. * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (2 October 1939) * German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as ''Oberst'' in the 19. Schützen-Brigade * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 742 ** 203rd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1943 as ''Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank ...
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Gustav Schmidt (canoeist)
Gustav Schmidt (9 August 1926 – 29 December 2016) was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Duisburg, who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958) and a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1954). Schmidt also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U .... References * * Gustav Schmidt's obituary External links * * 1926 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Duisburg Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Germany ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub ...
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Gustav Schmidt (composer)
Gustav Schmidt may refer to: * Gustav Schmidt (general) (1894–1943), German military officer, lieutenant general in World War II *Gustav Schmidt (canoeist) Gustav Schmidt (9 August 1926 – 29 December 2016) was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Duisburg, who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 1000 m and K-4 100 ... (1926–2016), German canoeist * Gustav Schmidt (composer) (1816–1882), German composer, see Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz {{hndis, Schmidt, Gustav ...
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