Friedrich Schulz (General)
Friedrich Schulz (born October 15, 1897 in Polish Nettkow , district of Grünberg in Silesia , † November 30, 1976 in Freudenstadt ) was a German officer , most recently General of the Infantry of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War .
Life
During the First World War , he volunteered in the Neumärk Field Artillery Regiment No. 54 in October 1914 . In 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant and served in the 3rd Posen Infantry Regiment No. 58 . After the end of the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr . There he was first used in the 8th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment as an officer in the 6th company in Glogau . On April 1, 1925, he was promoted to lieutenant and served as adjutant of the III. Battalions in Görlitz . In 1930 he moved to the staff of the 4th Division in Dresden , where he became captain on November 1, 1931 .
In the Second World War he initially served in the OKW , but from April 4, 1940, he became Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXIII. Army Corps . In this role he took part in the French campaign and in the war against the Soviet Union .
Friedrich Schulz was promoted to major general in July 1942 and on November 27 of the same year took over the chief post of the general staff of Army Group Don . In spring 1943 he took over the 28th Jäger Division and was promoted to lieutenant general in July . In November he received the post of Commanding General of III. Panzer Corps . He was then given command of the LIX in February 1944 . Army Corps . He was promoted to General of the Infantry on April 1, 1944 and was given command of the XXXXVI. Panzer Corps . July 1944 he took over the command of the 17th Army . In April 1945 he received first command over Army Group G , then a few weeks later over Army Group C , which capitulated on May 2, 1945 . Immediately afterwards he took over again Army Group G, with which he finally capitulated on May 5th in Baldham near Munich to the 7th US Army with effect from May 6th at noon.
Schulz remained a US prisoner of war until 1946 .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves and swords
- Knight's Cross on March 29, 1942
- Oak leaves on March 20, 1944 (428th award)
- Swords on February 26, 1945 (135th award)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 690.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schulz, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently General of the Infantry in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nettkow |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1976 |
| Place of death | Freudenstadt |