Execution of Anton Schmid

Date: April 13, 1942 • Location: Baltoji Vokė, Lithuania

Austrian soldier Anton Schmid was executed for rescuing Jews from the Ponary massacre in Vilnius.

Anton Schmid may refer to:Anton Schmid (Oberst), recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Anton Schmid (politician) (1819–1893), German politician who was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria Anton Schmid (1900–1942), Austrian military officer who resisted the Nazis Anton Schmid (writer) (1787–1857), Austrian writer, librarian, music historian, musician, and music educator Anton Edler von Schmid (1765–1855), Austrian printer and publisher of Hebrew books