Adelbert Schulz

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German officer of the police and the Wehrmacht

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nameAdelbert Schulz
birth_date
death_date
imageAdelbert Schulz.jpg
birth_placeBerlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
death_placeShepetivka, Soviet Union
placeofburialGerman War Cemetery at Starokostiantyniv
allegianceNazi Germany
branchGerman Army
serviceyears1935–1944
rankGeneralmajor
commands7th Panzer Division
battles
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
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Adelbert Schulz (20 December 1903 – 28 January 1944) was a German officer of the police and the Wehrmacht, at last general and division commander in the Panzertruppe during World War II. He was one of only 27 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.

Life

Adelbert (sometimes written Adalbert) Schulz was born on 20 December 1903 in Berlin; he began his career in the police. In 1935 Schulz transferred from the Police to the German Army. Schulz's unit took part in the occupations of Austria and the Sudetenland. He participated in the Battle of France serving under General Erwin Rommel. On 29 September 1940 he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross on 31 December 1941. On 6 August 1943 he received the Swords to his Knight's Cross and was promoted to Colonel. On 9 January 1944, he received Diamonds to his knights Cross, was promoted to Generalmajor and made commander of the 7th Panzer Division.

Death

Schulz was wounded in action in the area of Shepetivka on 28 January 1944, and died the same day.

Awards

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Bibliography

  • {{Cite book |last=Berger |first=Florian |year=1999 |title=Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges |trans-title=With Oak Leaves and Swords. The Highest Decorated Soldiers of the Second World War |language=German |location=Vienna, Austria |publisher=Selbstverlag Florian Berger |isbn=978-3-9501307-0-6
  • {{Cite book |last=Kurowski |first=Franz |author-link=Franz Kurowski |year =2008 |title=Generalmajor Adelbert Schulz Mit der 7. Panzerdivision in West und Ost |language=de |publisher=Flechsig Verlag |isbn=978-3-88189-767-9
  • {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
  • {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1998 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9

before=General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel| after=Oberst Wolfgang Gläsemer| title=Commander of 7th Panzer Division | years=January 1944 – 28 January 1944

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References

  1. Kurowski 2008, p. 22.
  2. Kurowski 2008, p. 156.
  3. Scherzer 2007, p. 690.

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