Karl-Heinrich Schulz

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Karl-Heinrich Schulz (born May 6, 1906 in Wilhelmshaven ; † July 28, 1986 in Dießen am Ammersee ) was a German officer , most recently Major General of the Air Force in World War II .

Life

Promotions

Early years and the Imperial Navy

Schulz joined the Reichsmarine on April 1, 1924 , where he was assigned to the ship trunk division of the Baltic Sea. There he completed his basic training and practical on-board training on the sailing training ship Niobe . After attending the Mürwik Naval School , which lasted from April 1926 to May 1927, Schulz completed various ensign courses by January 1928. He also completed his two navigation instruction trips on board the Hessen and the survey vessel Meteor . Following this, Schulz served from September 25, 1929 to the end of September 1930 as a company officer at the Naval School in Friedrichsort . From October 1930 to September 1935 he then served at the naval station of the Baltic Sea, where he initially filled a secret special purpose. He later served on the staff there and went to the Air Force Office in Kiel on April 1, 1934 , where he was deployed in Luftkreis-Kommando VI (sea).

Luftwaffe and World War II

On October 1, 1935, Schulz joined the Air Force and was appointed captain . Until March 1936 he was initially employed as an adjutant for the inspection of the aviation reserve. After attending an aviation course at the navigation school in Brandis , which lasted from April 1936 to September 1937, Schulz was appointed squadron captain of the coastal reconnaissance squadron 1/706 as well as the sea air base commander of Nest in October 1937 . At the same time Schulz was posted to the Higher Air Force School in Berlin-Gatow , where he completed general staff training.

On February 9, 1938, Schulze was transferred to the Reich Ministry of Aviation (RLM), where he was employed until September 17, 1939, initially as a general staff officer at the General Inspection of the Air Force and later with the head of training in the Air Force. From September 18, 1939 to June 2, 1940 he served as 1st General Staff Officer (Ia) in the staff of Luftgau Command VI in Breslau . On June 3, 1940, Schulz was appointed commander of Kampfgruppe 126 . A squadron of Kampfgeschwaders 26 which flew mine operations in British territorial waters with He 111 aircraft. In this capacity, Schulz crashed on July 2, 1940 after an aerial battle with his plane. After a subsequent stay in a hospital, he was posted to the 22nd Aviation Training Regiment in Warsaw , where he remained until mid-October 1940. On October 16, 1940, Schulz was assigned to Luftflotte 4 , where until April 22, 1944 he was first department head, later chief quartermaster and chief of the general staff. On April 23, 1944, Schulz rose to the position of chief of the air force command staff in the RLM. A position that he held until May 6, 1945. On this day he was taken prisoner by the Allies , from which he was released on December 23, 1947.

Awards

literature

  • Karl Friedrich Hildebrand: The Generals of the German Air Force 1935–1945 Part II, Volume 3: Odebrecht – Zoch , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-2207-4 , pp. 261–262
personal data
SURNAME Schulz, Karl-Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilhelmshaven
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1986
Place of death Dießen am Ammersee