Wilhelm Schmalz

Wilhelm Schmalz
Born(1901-03-01)1 March 1901
Reußen, German Empire
Died14 March 1983(1983-03-14) (aged 82)
Braunfels, West Germany
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
Luftwaffe
RankGeneralleutnant
CommandsFallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Schmalz (1 March 1901 – 14 March 1983) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Schmalz surrendered to American troops in May 1945.

Schmalz was tried and acquitted of war crimes by a court in Rome on 12 July 1950. This included the Civitella in Val di Chiana massacre on 29 June 1944 where 146 civilians were murdered by soldiers of the Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring. .[1]

  1. ^ "CIVITELLA IN VAL DI CHIANA 29.06.1944". Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 18 September 2018.