Fritz Schmidt (Generalkommissar)
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Fritz Schmidt was the German Commissioner-General in the Netherlands between 1940 and 1945.
He is regarded as a compromiser and promoted the interests of Anton Mussert
and the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB).
Schmidt died in June 1943 in what is believed to have been a suicide, and was succeeded by Wilhelm Ritterbusch. Schmidt was born in Westphalia.
He is regarded as a compromiser and promoted the interests of Anton Mussert
Anton Mussert
Anton Adriaan Mussert was one of the founders of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands and its de jure leader. As such, he was the most prominent national socialist in the Netherlands before and during the Second World War...
and the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB).
Schmidt died in June 1943 in what is believed to have been a suicide, and was succeeded by Wilhelm Ritterbusch. Schmidt was born in Westphalia.