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  1. Rudolf Schmidt was a German general who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front in World War II. He was also the brother of Hans-Thilo Schmidt, a spy for the French, and was imprisoned by the Soviets after the war.

  2. Apr 11, 2024 · Rudolf Schmidt began his military career by joining the Prussian Army in 1906, and he continued to serve during World War I. Following the war, he remained in the Reichswehr, where he...

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    He joined Infantry Regiment 83 of the German Imperial Army in 1906 as an officer cadet and in World War I he served on the eastern and western fronts and by the end of the war he was a Hauptmann on the General Staff. He was then retained in the Reichswehr where he served as a staff officer and was promoted to Major in 1927 and Oberstleutnant in 193...

    Rudolf Schmidt (1886-1957) was a Panzer General in the German army during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest military decoration in Nazi Germany, for his role in the invasion of Poland and France.

  3. The German army demanded the surrender of Rotterdam, and the head of German ground forces, General Rudolf Schmidt, sent the Dutch forces in the city a typed ultimatum: give up or face a brutal...

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  5. Date of birth: May 12th, 1886 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany) Date of death: April 7th, 1957 (Krefeld/Rhineprovince, Germany) Nationality: German. Biography. Rudolf Schmidt reached the rank of Generaloberst. He was Soviet POW from May 1945 until September 30th, 1955.

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  7. Rudolf Schmidt was a Panzer General who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front in World War II. He was captured by the Soviets in 1947 and released in 1955, and died in 1957.

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