Franz-Joseph Schulze
Franz-Joseph Schulze | |
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| Born | 18 September 1918 |
| Died | 31 January 2005 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany West Germany |
| Service/ | Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Army (Bundeswehr) |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 6th Panzergrenadier Division Joint Force Command Brunssum |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz-Joseph Schulze (18 September 1918 – 31 January 2005) was a German general who was the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO). During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 3./Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241[1]
- Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Commander of the Legion of Merit
References[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 319.
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Salzkotten
- Bundeswehr generals
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
- Commanders of the Legion of Merit
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- Generals of the German Army