(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flieger Hugo Schmidt
Born: 12 Sep 1885 in Gera
Died: 12 Apr 1964 in Kiel
Promotions:
Fähnrich zue See (01 Apr 1905); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1907); Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1910); Kapitänleutnant (17 Oct 1915); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jan 1924); Fregattenkapitän (01 May 1929); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1931); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1939); General der Flieger (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy and Attended Training at the Naval-School, Seekadett, Diver course and Courses (06 Apr 1904-27 Jul 1907)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fürst Bismarck’ (28 Sep 1907-1909)
On Board the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Frithjof’ (1909-21 Jul 1909)
Adjutant on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Siegfried’ (22 Jul 1909-30 Sep 1909)
Watch-Officer with the 1st, 5th and 6th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotillas (01 Oct 1909-22 Oct 1912)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 51’ (23 Oct 1912-21 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the Mine-Battalion (30 Sep 1913-03 Jan 1915)
Company-Leader in the Mine-Battalion (04 Jan 1915-28 Mar 1915)
Detached to Submarine-School (29 Mar 1915-20 Jun 1915)
Commandant of ‘U 71’ and ‘U 97’ (20 Jun 1915-12 Oct 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Submarine-Flotilla (13 Oct 1917-24 Nov 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarines (25 Nov 1917-26 Nov 1917)
First Officer on the Minesweeper ‘Pelikan’ (27 Nov 1917-27 Dec 1918)
Advisor with the Inspection of Mine and Barrier Affairs (28 Dec 1918-01 Mar 1919)
First Officer on the Minesweeper ‘Pelikan’ (02 Mar 1919-18 May 1919)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 174’ (19 May 1919-03 Jun 1920)
Advisor with the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (04 Jun 1920-15 Oct 1923)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Medusa’ (16 Oct 1923-26 Sep 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (27 Sep 1924-30 Sep 1924)
Chief of the 1st Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Commander of the IV. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-27 Sep 1928)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (28 Sep 1928-02 Oct 1930)
Commander of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (03 Oct 1930-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Territorial-Officer and Training-Leader for Former Sea-Officers in Naval-Service with Military-District-Command IV then with Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1932-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1937) and Detached to the Staff of Air-District-Command VI (Sea) Kiel (01 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Commander of the 16th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and Air-Base-Commandant Schleswig (01 Jul 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Schwerin (01 Apr 1938-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
In Captivity (19 Dec 1946-01 Apr 1947)
Released (01 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Reussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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