Franz-Joseph Schulze

Franz-Joseph Schulze
Born	18 September 1918
Died	31 January 2005(2005-01-31) (aged 86)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Army (Bundeswehr)
Rank	General
Commands	6th Panzergrenadier Division Joint Force Command Brunssum
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz-Joseph Schulze (18 September 1918 – 31 January 2005) was a German general who was the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO). During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 3./Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241
• Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• Commander of the Legion of Honour
• Commander of the Legion of Merit

References

• 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.