German Officer Biography

Josef Schmidt

Born10.8.1893 at Breslau
DiedKilled 29.1.1943 near Voronezh
First Joined1.4.1914
Became Ltd.Res.Inf.Regt.64 27.1.16
Prewar ServiceAUSGESCHIEDEN end 1918
Kp.Ch.Inf.Regt.19 1.4.39
PromotionsObstlt 1.2.42
Oberst 1.7.42
Gen.Maj. (nachtr) 1.4.43
CommandBn.Kdr. in Inf.Regt. 199 1.9.39
Kdr.Inf.Regt.199 to 29.1.43(KIA)
AwardsDeutsches Kreuz in Gold
Ritterkreuz