Friedrich Schulz

This article is about the 20th-century general. For other uses, see Friedrich Schulz (disambiguation).

Karl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Friedrich Schulz
Born	(1897-10-15)15 October 1897 Nettkow, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	30 November 1976(1976-11-30) (aged 79) Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1913–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	III Army Corps 17th Army Army Group South
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class (2 June 1916)
  • 1st Class (27 January 1918)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
• 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class (6 April 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 June 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Medal
• Crimea Shield
• Order of Michael the Brave, III. Class on 6 October 1942
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 14 March 1944
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 29 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab and chief of the general staff of the XXXXIII. Armee-Korps^[2]
  • 428th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and acting commander of the III. Panzer-Korps^[2]
  • 135th Swords on 26 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander in chief of the 17. Armee^[2]