Werner Schulze
Werner Schulze | |
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| Born | 15 January 1895 Calbe (Saale), Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 3 November 1966 (aged 71) Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Prussian Army Imperial German Army Freikorps (Freiwilliges Landesjäger-Korps) Reichswehr German Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1913–23 1935–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 329. Infanterie-Division 131. Infanterie-Division 14. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | Insurance salesman, later Prokurist NSDAP Ortsgruppenleiter (Party member since 1 October 1931) |
Werner Schulze (15 January 1895 – 3 November 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. From May 1945 to 1948, he was a British prisoner of war (POW). He then lived in Stuttgart and once again, as he did from 1924 to 1939, worked for an insurance company.
Promotions
- 14 September 1913: Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
- 20 May 1914: Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
- 6 August 1914: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 29 January 1913
- 18 April 1918: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- retired on 17 November effective 1 December 1923
- 1 January 1935: Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of the Reserves)
- reactivated as a reserves officer of the Wehrmacht on 9 May 1939
- 1 October 1941: Major der Reserve
- 1 December 1942: Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserves)
- 1 June 1943: Oberst der Reserve (Colonel of the Reserves)
- 30 January 1945: Generalmajor der Reserve (Major General of the Reserves) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 January 1945
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
- War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd Class with Swords on 20 October 1940
- Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (28 November 1941)[1]
- Certificate of Recognition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres)
- Infantry Assault Badge on 7 March 1942
- Eastern Front Medal on 7 September 1942
- Reference in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 September 1944
- German Cross in Gold on 2 October 1943 as Oberst of the Reserves in Grenadier-Regiment 551[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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 [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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.