Hans Schmidt (general, born 1895)

• 10 August 1914 Kriegsfreiwilliger (War Volunteer) • joined the Royal Bavarian 7th Infantry Regiment "Prince Leopold" of the Bavarian Army • 2 October 1914 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate) • 1 November 1914 Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (Officer Candidate with Lance Corporal rank) • 20 November 1914 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (Officer Candidate with Corporal/NCO/Junior Sergeant rank) • 24 June 1915 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet); simultaneously commissioned • 24 June 1915 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent • 9 October 1917 received Patent as 2nd Lieutenant from 15 November 1913 • 1 July 1922 received new Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 April 1914 • 1 October 1923 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) • 1 May 1928 Hauptmann (Captain) • 1 March 1935 Major (5) • 31 December 1937 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 January 1938 (14) • 20 October 1940 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 November 1940 (9) • 20 April 1943 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 April 1943 (17a) • 8 November 1943 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 October 1943 (12b) ==Awards and decorations==

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class • 2nd Class on 14 March 1915 • 1st Class on 30 October 1917 • Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Swords (BMV4X/BM4X) on 29 December 1915 • Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary), 3rd Class with War Decoration (ÖM3K) on 14 May 1917 • Wound Badge in Black on 19 August 1918 • DRA/German Gymnastics and Sports Badge (Deutsches Turn- und Sportabzeichen) in Silver on 10 August 1927 • DLRG basic certificate (Grundschein) of the German Life Saving Association • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 28 January 1935 • Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class • 2nd Class on 2 October 1936 • Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal with Swords and Helmet • Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal 1915–1918 with Swords • Anschluss Medal • Sudetenland Medal with the Prague Castle Bar • Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class • 2nd Class on 19 September 1939 • 1st Class on 12 October 1939 • Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 1 August 1942 • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver on 11 October 1942 • German Cross in Gold on 20 April 1942 as Colonel • Wound Badge (1939) in Silver • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 275. Infanterie-Division ==External links==