Karl Heinz Schulz Lepel

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Years of service 1937–45 1960–70 Name Karl-Heinz Schulz-Lepel		Unit Grenadier-Regiment 552 Service/branch German Army
Born 14 May 1914 Gros Labenz ( 1914-05-14 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Major of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held II./Grenadier-Regiment 552 Battles/wars World War II Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Courland Pocket Died January 16, 1993, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Barbarossa

Karl-Heinz Schulz-Lepel (14 May 1914 – 16 January 1993) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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

Infantry Assault Badge

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Eastern Front Medal

Demyansk Shield

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army

German Cross in Gold (12 November 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 September 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 552

References

Karl-Heinz Schulz-Lepel Wikipedia

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