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Paul Schulze (officer)

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Years of service
  
1934–45

Role
  
Officer

Name
  
Paul Schulze

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
6 January 1913 Brakel (
1913-01-06
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

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

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 21 Panzer-Lehr-Regiment 130

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive Western Allied invasion of Germany

Died
  
July 28, 1980, Brakel, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
German heavy tank battalion

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Paul Joseph Schulze (6 January 1913 – 28 July 1980) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (4 July 1940)
  • Panzer Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
  • German Cross in Gold on 25 April 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Panzerjager-Abteilung 36
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 21
  • 538th Oak Leaves on 28 July 1944 as Major and commander of Panzer-Abteilung 21

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