Schmidt was a German military officer during World War II.
The character played by the Hirogen Karr in a holographic recreation of this conflict in 2374 had served under Schmidt in Poland and Erwin Rommel in North Africa before assigned to St. Claire in France. (VOY: "The Killing Game, Part I")
- There were at least eight high-ranking German soldiers named Schmidt in WW II; the exact person was not specified.