Anton Schmid
Austrian soldier and Righteous Among the Nations (1900-1942) · Austria · On the map · Died at 42
Anton Schmid was an Austrian Wehrmacht recruit who saved Jews during the Holocaust in Lithuania. A devout but apolitical Roman Catholic and an electrician by profession, Schmid was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and later into the Wehrmacht during World War II.
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Country
Austria
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Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1942 · aged 42