Wilhelm Schmid (SA-Gruppenführer)
Wilhelm Schmid | |
|---|---|
| Führer, SA-Gruppe Hochland | |
| In office 15 September 1933 – 30 June 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Helfer |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Helfer |
| Fuhrer, SA-Obergruppe VII | August Schneidhuber |
| Chief of the Personnel Department Supreme SA Leadership (OSAF) | |
| In office 1 July 1932 – 18 November 1933 | |
| Stabschef | Ernst Röhm |
| Leader of Sub-department IIa Supreme SA Leadership (OSAF) | |
| In office 1931 – 1 July 1932 | |
| Stabschef | Ernst Röhm |
| Additional positions | |
| 1933–1934 | Reichstag Deputy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1889 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 30 June 1934 (aged 45) Stadelheim Prison, Munich, Bavaria, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Awards | Blood Order |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
| Branch/service | Royal Bavarian Army Freikorps Reichswehr |
| Years of service | 1909–1921 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment 23rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment 19th Reichswehr Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I Bavarian Soviet Republic Ruhr uprising |
Wilhelm Schmid (3 June 1889 – 30 June 1934) was a German military officer and an SA-Gruppenführer in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's paramilitary organization. He held high level positions in the Supreme SA Leadership and as an SA field commander in Bavaria. From 1933 to 1934, Schmid also was a deputy of the Reichstag. He was arrested and executed during the Night of the Long Knives.