Leonard Schmitt
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| Leonard E. Schmitt | |
| Born | 5 March 1896 Kritzow, Karinthia, Rotgeheim |
| Died | 2 May 1916 (aged 20) |
| Allegiance | Rotgeheim |
| Service/branch |  Waffen-Verteidigungsstaffel
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| Years of Service | 1914 – 1916 |
| Rank | Stabsrottenführer (Senior Lance Corporal) |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 48th Panzergrenadier Regiment, 19th VS-Panzergrenadier Division Ernsbach |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Scheinfeld |
Leonard Ernst Schmitt, also known popularly as Leonard E. Schmitt (5 March 1896 – 2 May 1916), was a Rotgeheiman Stabsrottenführer (Senior Lance Corporal) in the Verteidigungsstaffel. During the Invasion of Scheinfeld, Schmitt, who was a dispatch rider, heroically braved enemy small arms and artillery fire in order to deliver crucial weapons and ammunition to a surrounded unit. He successfully accomplished his mission, but unfortunately he was mortally wounded in the process and died soon after he delivered his cargo. For his heroism Schmitt was posthumously awarded Rotgeheim's highest order, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
