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Friedrich Schulz

Born	(1897-10-15)15 October 1897 Nettkow, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	30 November 1976(1976-11-30) (aged 79) Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	17th Army Army Group South
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Karl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class (2 June 1916)
- 1st Class (27 January 1918)
Wound Badge (1918) in Black
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class
1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class (6 April 1940)
- 1st Class (14 June 1940)
Eastern Medal
Crimea Shield
Order of Michael the Brave, III. Class on 6 October 1942
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 14 March 1944
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 29 March 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab and chief of the general staff of the XXXXIII. Armee-Korps
- 428th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and acting commander of the III. Panzer-Korps
- 135th Swords on 26 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander in chief of the 17. Armee

Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices
Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Johann Sinnhuber	Commander of 28. Jäger Division 1 May 1943 – 25 November 1943	Succeeded byGeneralmajor Hubertus Lamey
Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Heinz Ziegler	Commander of III. Armeekorps 25 November 1943 – 9 January 1944	Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Kurt von der Chevallerie	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 8 February 1944 – 22 March 1944	Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Edgar Röhricht
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Hans Gollnick	Commander of XXXXVI Panzer Corps 22 March 1944 – 3 July 1944	Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Fritz Becker
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Karl Allmendinger	Commander of 17. Armee 26 July 1944 – 30 March 1945	Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Wilhelm Hasse
Preceded byGeneral Paul Hausser	Commander of Heeresgruppe G 5 April 1945 – 6 May 1945	Succeeded bynone

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