Werner Schulze Explained

Werner Schulze
Birth Date:	15 January 1895
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	131. Infanterie-Division 14. Infanterie-Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Awards and decorations

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (27 July 1941) & 1st Class (4 August 1941)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (28 November 1941)^[1]
• 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 1 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]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 305.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 431.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 320.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 73.