Bruno Schatz | |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1894 |
Birth Place: | Markneukirchen, Kingdom of Saxony |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army |
Serviceyears: | 1915–20 1934–45 |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | 122nd Infantry Division |
Battles: | Courland Pocket |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Bruno Schatz (24 June 1894 – 3 December 1974) as a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 122nd Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schatz surrendered to the Soviet Red Army troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was repatriated to Germany in October 1955.
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