August Schmidt (Luftwaffe), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of Birth: Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
About August Schmidt (Luftwaffe)
- August Schmidt (1 February 1883 – 23 November 1955) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe 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.
- August Schmidt was captured by British troops on 8 May 1945.
- In October 1947 he was sentenced to life imprisonment because of war crimes committed against captured British airman.
- His sentence was later reduced to ten years, and in 1950 he was released due to health reasons.
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