Paul Schultz

For the New Zealand rugby league footballer of the same name, see Paul Schultz (rugby league).

Paul Schultz
Born	(1891-10-30)30 October 1891 Welzheim
Died	15 September 1964(1964-09-15) (aged 72) Tübingen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–1920 1935–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 308
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Denmark Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Paul Schultz (30 October 1891 – 15 September 1964) was a Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul Schultz was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Kuban Shield
• German Cross in Gold (18 October 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Oak Leaves ceremony, from left to right: Adolf Hitler, Paul Schultz (hidden), Oberst Dr. med. dent. Walter Lange, Major Theodor Tolsdorff, Oberst Günther Pape, Major Dr. Franz Bäke

• • Knight's Cross on 3 September 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 308
  • 284th Oak Leaves on 26 August 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 308

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com