Gerhard Schmidhuber

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Gerhard Schmidhuber (9 April 1894 – 11 February 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was born in Saxony and in 1914 was a reserve officer in the Imperial German Army. He left the army in 1920 and rejoined in 1934. He had served in both France and in the Soviet Union campaigns as a battalion and regimental commander. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schmidhuber was commanding officer of the 13th Panzer Division during World War II. When the Germans occupied Hungary in 1944, Schmidhuber was supreme commander of German army forces in that country. According to Pál Szalai, he prevented the liquidation of Budapest Jewish ghetto by Hungarian Arrow Cross gangs, although his exact role remains disputed.[1] Schmidhuber was killed in action in the Battle of Budapest during an escape attempt at the end of the battle.

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  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 411.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 380.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 95.

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of 7th Panzer Division
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of 13th Panzer Division
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