Werner Schulze
Werner Schulze 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. 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
- 20 May 1914: Fähnrich
- 6 August 1914: Leutnant with Patent from 29 January 1913
- 18 April 1918: Oberleutnant
- * retired on 17 November effective 1 December 1923
- 1 January 1935: Hauptmann der Reserve
- * reactivated as a reserves officer of the Wehrmacht on 9 May 1939
- 1 October 1941: Major der Reserve
- 1 December 1942: Oberstleutnant der Reserve
- 1 June 1943: Oberst der Reserve
- 30 January 1945: Generalmajor der Reserve with Rank Seniority from 1 January 1945
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
- War Merit Cross, 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
- Certificate of Recognition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army
- 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