Olaf Schmid
British soldier
Died when: 30 years 142 days (364 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid, GC (11 June 1979 – 31 October 2009) was a British Army bomb disposal expert (Ammunition Technician) who was killed in action in the Afghanistan conflict.
Schmid was posthumously awarded the George Cross after he made safe 70 devices before his death in October 2009.The citation was presented to Schmid's widow, Christina Schmid, by the Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Jock Stirrup on 18 March 2010 in a ceremony in the City of London.
The announcement of the award of the GC to Staff Sergeant Kim Hughes was made at the same time.
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