Friedrich Schulz

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz
Nickname(s)	Fritz
Born	15 October 1897 Nettkow, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Czerwieńsk, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
Died	30 November 1976 (aged 79) Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	III.Armeekorps 17. Armee Heeresgruppe Süd
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Karl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976) was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Career

Schulz was born on 15 October 1897 in Nettkow in the Province of Silesia, a province of the German Kingdom of Prussia. Today it is Czerwieńsk in the Zielona Góra County, Poland.

Awards

• 1914 Iron Cross
  • 2nd Class (2 June 1916)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 January 1918)^[1]
• 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross
  • 2nd Class (6 April 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (14 June 1940)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 29 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab and chief of the general staff of the XXXXIII. Armee-Korps^[2][3]
  • 428th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and acting commander of the III. Panzer-Korps^[2][4]
  • 135th Swords on 26 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander in chief of the 17. Armee^[2][5]

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
14 March 1944	So haben sich in den letzten Tagen die Panzergrenadierdivision "Großdeutschland" unter Führung des Generalleutnants v. Manteuffel und die Truppen des LIX. Armeekorps unter Führung des Generalleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz besonders hervorgetan.[6]	Thus in the last days, the Panzer Grenadier Division "Großdeutschland" under the leadership of Lieutenant-General von Manteuffel and the troops of the LIX. Army Corps under the command of Lieutenant-General Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz have particularly excelled.

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 301.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 690.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 392.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 80.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 47.
6. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, p. 57.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Wien, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch – Zwernemann [Oak Leaves Bearers 1940 – 1945 Contemporary History in Color III Radusch – Zwernemann] (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-22-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

External links

• "Friedrich Schulz". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2013.