Rudolf Schmidt

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Rudolf Schmidt
Rudolf Schmidt in 1942
Born	(1886-05-12)12 May 1886 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	7 April 1957(1957-04-07) (aged 70) Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	German Army
Years of service	1906–45
Rank	Generaloberst
Commands held	1st Panzer Division XXXIX Panzer Corps 2nd Panzer Army
Battles/wars	World War II Defence against the Kozelsk Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Hans-Thilo Schmidt (brother)

Rudolf Schmidt (12 May 1886 – 7 April 1957) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was the older brother of Hans-Thilo Schmidt, who sold secrets about the Enigma machine to the French.