Johannes Schulz

Dr. phil. Johannes Schulz
Born	23 October 1892
Died	27 November 1943 (aged 51) Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	9th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II Lower Dnieper Offensive  †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Schulz (23 October 1892 – 27 November 1943) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 9th Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Schulz was killed on 27 November 1943 north of Kryvyi Rih in the course of the Soviet Lower Dnieper Offensive. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 319.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.