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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Hermann Schutz

Years of service
  
1936–45 1956–70

Born
  
8 May 1914 Weinheim (
1914-05-08
)

Died
  
11 November 1991(1991-11-11) (aged 77) Weinheim

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
I./Grenadier-Regiment 273

Hermann Schutz (8 May 1914 – 11 November 1991) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (
  • in Silver
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 April 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 273

    • References

    Hermann Schutz Wikipedia
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