Karlheinz Schulz Streeck
| Karlheinz Schulz Streeck | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 January 1909 Berlin, Germany |
| Died |
1 September 1978 (aged 69) West Germany |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer |
| Unit | 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross in Gold Wound Badge |
Karlheinz Schulz Streeck (born 21 January 1909 in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany – died 1 September 1978 in West Germany) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen SS during the Second World War. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
At the start of the Second World War, he was a Hauptmann (Captain) in the German Heer (Army) and the commander of an artillery battery in the 912th Sturmgeschütz (Assault Gun, StuG) Battalion. In 1943 he was wounded on the Eastern Front and after recovering from his wounds, he was assigned to serve as an adviser to the 11th SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion Nordland (11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland). In January 1944, he was appointed to serve as the commander of the battalion after its commander was killed in action. He subsequently enlisted in the Waffen SS and was awarded the German Cross in Gold in August 1944 for his personal bravery during combat. In November 1944, he was promoted to the rank of Sturmbannführer (Major). He was awarded the Knight's Cross after the conclusion of the war, on 9 May 1945.[Note 1]
Karlheinz Schulz Streeck survived the war and died on 1 September 1978 in West Germany.
Notes
- ↑ Karlheinz Schulz-Streeck was nominated by the commander-in-chief North via teleprinter message on 11 May 1945. The Heerespersonalamt Außenstelle (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) received the message on 13 May 1945. There is no further indication available that the nomination was processed or awarded. Schulz-Streeck is not listed on the HPA/A presentation list. The registry of rejected or deferred nominations contains his nomination file card only. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the presentation was made in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date was assigned by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel. Schulz-Streeck was a member of the AKCR.[1]
References
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 173.
Further reading
- 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.
- Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
- 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.