Werner Schulze

Werner Schulze (15 January 1895 – 3 November 1966) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. From May 1945 to 1948, he was a British prisoner of war (POW). He then lived in Stuttgart and once again, as he did from 1924 to 1939, worked for an insurance company.

Promotions 14 September 1913: Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate) 20 May 1914: Fähnrich (Officer Cadet) 6 August 1914: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 29 January 1913 18 April 1918: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) retired on 17 November effective 1 December 1923 1 January 1935: Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of the Reserves) reactivated as a reserves officer of the Wehrmacht on 9 May 1939 1 October 1941: Major der Reserve 1 December 1942: Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant Colonel of the Reserves) 1 June 1943: Oberst der Reserve (Colonel of the Reserves) 30 January 1945: Generalmajor der Reserve (Major General of the Reserves) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 January 1945

Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd Class with Swords on 20 October 1940 Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class Clasp to EK II on 29 July 1941 Clasp to EK I on 4 August 1941 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 7 March 1942 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 510 557th Oak Leaves on 23 August 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 551