Karl Schulz (Kriegsmarine)
Karl Schulz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1906 Lüneburg |
| Died | 12 June 1995 (aged 89) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant der Reserves |
| Commands | Vorpostenboot VP-1509 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Schulz (12 January 1906 – 12 June 1995) was a highly decorated Kapitänleutnant der Reserves in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 April 1940)
- 1st Class (29 April 1941)
- Minesweeper War Badge
- German Cross in Gold on 4 March 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves on Vorpostenboot VP-1509/15. Vorpostenflottille[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 August 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and Group leader and commander of Vorpostenboot VP-1509 in the 15. Vorpostenflottille[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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