Ludwig Schulz
Appearance
Ludwig Schulz | |
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Born | 4 August 1896 Lissa |
Died | 10 December 1966 Mülheim | (aged 70)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1918–20) Luftwaffe (1935–45) |
Years of service | 1914–20 1935–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | I./Kampfgeschwader 76 |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Ludwig Schulz (4 August 1896 – 10 December 1966) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Schulz surrendered to the American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.
Awards
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 May 1940) 1st Class (23 May 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 16 August 1940 as Major and commander of I./Kampfgeschwader 76[2]
- 747th Oak Leaves on 19 February 1945 as Generalmajor and of a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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.
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Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1966 deaths
- People from Leszno
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- People from the Province of Posen
- Luftstreitkräfte personnel
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Major generals of the Luftwaffe