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.

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
• Clasp to EK I on 4 August 1941
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (28 November 1941)
• 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
• 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
• 557th Oak Leaves on 23 August 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 551

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