World War II Gerhard Schmidhuber (9 April 1894 – 11 February 1945) was a German general during World War II.

He was born in Saxony and in 1914 was a reserve officer in the Imperial German Army.

He had served in both France and in the Soviet Union campaigns as a battalion and regimental commander.

Schmidhuber was commanding officer of the 13th Panzer Division during World War II.

According to Pál Szalai, he prevented the liquidation of Budapest Jewish ghetto by Hungarian Arrow Cross gangs, although his exact role remains disputed.