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Heinrich Schuler

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst of the Reserves

Years of service
  
1924–36 1939–45

Name
  
Heinrich Schuler

Born
  
17 December 1903 Posen, Province of Posen (modern Poland) (
1903-12-17
)

Died
  
12 January 1945(1945-01-12) (aged 41) Weichselbogen, Poland

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive Vistula-Oder Offensive

Heinrich Georg Schuler (17 December 1903 – 12 January 1945) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinrich Schuler was killed on 12 January 1945 near Weichselbogen, Poland, during the Vistula-Oder Offensive.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 June 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 525
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 September 1942 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 525
  • 218th Oak Leaves on 15 March 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 525

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