Werner Schulze

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.

Werner Schulze
Born	15 January 1895 Calbe (Saale), Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	3 November 1966(1966-11-03) (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)
Service years	1913–23 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	329. Infanterie-Division 131. Infanterie-Division 14. Infanterie-Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Poland Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) Baltic Offensive (1944) East Prussian Offensive
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)

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
  • Clasp to EK II on 29 July 1941^[1]
  • Clasp to EK I on 4 August 1941^[1]
• 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
  • Knight's Cross on 7 March 1942 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 510^[3]
  • 557th Oak Leaves on 23 August 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 551^[4]