Generalmajor Erhardt Schmidt (Luftwaffe)

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

NAME: Generalmajor Erhardt Schmidt (Luftwaffe)

PW NO:           A451662
RANK:            Generalmajor
CAPTURED:   Luebeck
DATE:             3rd May1945

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH: 4th November1891

PLACE OF BIRTH: Torgau

DATE OF DEATH: 3 March 1968

PLACE OF DEATH: Pogeez / Ratzeburger See.

NATIONALITY: German

RELIGION: Evangelical

OCCUPATION: Regular Air Force Officer

HEIGHT: 5' 10"

WEIGHT:                  189 lbs
HAIR COLOUR:       Grey
EYE COLOUR:         Grey

NEXT OF KIN: British Zone, Paula Marie Schmidt, Bad Harzburg-Buendh. Prinz Albrechtstrasse 74

Promotions, Commands & Assignments:

18 October 1907 - Entered the Marines.
18 October 1907 - 22 April 1908 -Cabin boy aboard Schiffsjungen-Schulschiff König Wilhelm.
23 April 1908 - 28 April 1909 -Cabin boy aboard Schiffsjungen-Schulschiff Freya.
26 September 1909 -Assigned rank of Matrose.
29 April 1909 - 30 September 1909 -Cabin boy aboard Schiffsjungen-Schulschiff König Wilhelm.
01 October 1909 - 15 November 1909 - Schiffsstamm Westfalen.
16 November 1909 - 18 September 1910 - Ssailor aboard Linienschiff Westfalen.
19 September 1910 - 30 October 1910 - Attended Schiffsartillerie Schule, Sonderburg.
31 October 1910 - 17 December 1910 - Sailor aboard kleiner Kreuzer Undine.
18 December 1910 - 26 June 1913 - Sailor aboard Linienschiff Westfalen.
01 November 1911 - Promoted to Obermatrose.
01 June 1913 - Promoted to Bootsmannsmaat.
27 June 1913 - 20 September 1913 - Bootsmannmaat auf Linienschiff Wettin.
21 September 1913 - 17 December 1918 - Bootsmannsmatt auf Linienschiff Westfalen.
15 July 1918 - Promoted to Oberbootsmannsmaat.
18 December 1919 - 6 January 1919 - Schiffsstamm Westfalen.
7 January 1919 - 31 October 1919 - With the 1. Matrose-Division.
1 November 1919 - Transferred to the Polizei with a rank of Polizeiwachtmeister.
1 November 1919 - 9 January 1922 - With the Sicherheitspolizei, Kiel.
24 December 1919 - Promoted to Polizeioberwachtmeister.
28 May 1920 - Promoted to Polizeihauptwachtmeister.
19 May 1921 - 20 August 1921 - Attended the Hoheren Polizeischule Eiche.
21 December 1921 - Promoted to Polizeileutnant (RDA 2 May 1916).
10 January 1922 - 4 August 1922 - With the Schutzpolizei-Hundertschaft Schwarzenbek.
5 August 1922 - 29 September 1922 - With the Schutzpolizei Hindenburg/Oberschlesien.
30 September 1922 - 14 Debruary 1923 - With the 2. Polizei-Bereitschaft, Kiel-Holtenau.
15 February 1923 - 2 August 1923 - With the 7. Polizei-Bereitschaft, Kiel
3 August 1923 - 24 January 1924 - With the 3. Polizei-Bereitschaft, Kiel
25 January 1924 - 6 January 1925 - With the 1. Polizei-Bereitschaft, Kiel
7 January 1925 - 1 January 1926 - With the 1. Polizei-Bereitschaft, Kiel
9 April 1925 - Promoted to Polizeioberleutnant.
2 June 1926 - 2 August 1926 - Attended Polizeischule für Liebesübungen, Spandau
7 July 1926 - 30 November 1926 - With the I. Polizei-Inspektion, Kiel
1 December 1926 - 28 February 1927 - Underwent Revier-Ausbildung with the 3. Polizei-Revier, Kiel
01 March 1927 - 20 April 1927 - Underwent Revier-Ausbildung with the Polizeipräsidium, Kiel
21 April 1927 - 5 August 1927 - Appointed head of 3. Polizei-Reviers, Kiel
6 June 1927 - 17 August 1927 - Appointed head of the 8. Polizei-Reviers, Kiel
18 August 1927 - 19 October 1927 - Appointed teacher at the Polizeischule Kiel-Holtenau.
20 October 1927 - 15 January 1928 - Appointed Führer of 1. Polizei-Bereitschaft, Kiel
16 January 1928 - Appointed head of 7. Polizei-Reviers, Kiel
11 April 1928 - 7 July 1928 - Attended class for Höhere Polizei-Offiziere an der Höheren Polizeischule Eiche
8 July 1928 - 22 September 1928 - Appointed acting Leiter of the Hafen-Polizei, Kiel
1 September 1929 - Promoted to Polizeihauptmann.
24 September 1928 - 30 October 1928 - Attended promotion class in Spandau
31 October 1928 - 31 July 1929 - With the I. Polizei-Inspektion, Kiel
01 September 1929 - 14 August 1933 - Appointed Hundertschaftsführer with the Mecklenburg-Strelitzschen Staatspolizei.
4 July 1933 - 27 July 1933 - Attended tactics course at the Höheren Polizeischule Eiche.
15 August 1933 - 30 September 1933 - Appointed instructor with the I. Abteilung of the Landespolizei Schwerin.
1 October 1933 - 30 November 1934 - With the Stab des Landes-Polizei-Rgt. 22.
1 December 1934 - Transferred to the Heer.
1 December 1934 - 31 March 1935 - Appointed Rittmeister beim Stab of the Fahr-Abt. 2, Rendsburg.
1 April 1935 - Transferred to Luftwaffe from Heer with a rank of Hptm. (RDA 01.09.32) and appt Hptm. in Stab/Flak-Abt. 2, Rendsburg.
20 June 1935 - Appointed Ausb.-Leiter (chief of training) with Fliegergruppe See, Neu Kladow.
16 August 1935 - Appointed to Stab/Luftkreis-Kdo. VI (See), Kiel
1 October 1935 - Promoted to Major. and appointed Major beim Stab/Fl.Ers.Abt. 16 (See), Schleswig
16 April 1936 - Concurrently appointed provisional Kdr. Fl.Ers.Abt. 16 (See) and Kdt. Fl.H. Schleswig
1 October 1936 - Appointed Kp.-Chef and stellvertretender (deputy) Kdr. Fl.Ers.Abt. 34, Osnabrück.
24 January 1938 - Concurrently appointed provisional Kdr. Fl.Ers.Abt. 24 and Kdt. Fl.H. Quakenbrück.
1 April 1938 - Promoted to Obstlt. and appt IIb in Generalstab/Lw.-Gruppenkdo. 2.
1 February 1939 - Appointed IIb in Generalstab/Luftflotte 2.
15 April 1940 - Appointed Kdr. Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 24 (to 25.10.42).
1 March 1941 - Promoted to Oberst.
26 January 1942 (or 26.10.42?) - Appointed to Reisestab zur Einsparung von Personal (mobile staff for the rationing of personnel) in RLM.
1 May 1943 - In Führerreserve Ob.d.L., transferred to RLM (General für den Personaleinsatz d.Lw.).
20 October 1943 - Appointed Flughafenbereichs-Kdt. 7/XII im Bereichs des Feldluftgau-Kdo. XXV ( Ukraine ).
1 September 1944 - Promoted to Generalmajor
3 May 1945 - In British captivity.
- 31st October 1947 - transferred to LDC (London District Cage) for 30 days (loan to Dutch)
- 2nd November 47 - transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from LDC
- 19th February 1948 - transferred to Camp 99 (Military Hospital)
- 5th April 1948 - transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11.
- 4th May 1948 - transferred to Camp 231 for medical repatriation.
- 29 May 1948 - Released.

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