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Bio of Generalmajor Paul Schultz (1891-1964)

Paul Schultz

Date of Birth: 30.10.1891 - Welzheim, Baden-Württemberg (German Empire)
Date of Death: 15.09.1964 - Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg (West Germany)

Wife: Hilde Rüdiger (married 29.04.1920)
Children: 2 daughters and 1 son, KIA near Orel the 10.07.1942 while serving oin the IR 35

Promotions:
10.07.1912 Fahnenjunker
22.03.1913 Fähnrich
17.02.1914 Leutnant
01.02.1920 Charakter als Oberleutnant
01.04.1920 Oberleutnant der Polizei
01.12.1923 Hauptmann der Polizei
01.06.1935 Major der Polizei
01.10.1935 Major (with RDA from 01.10.1934)
01.10.1937 Oberstleutnant
01.09.1940 Oberst
01.03.1944 Generalmajor

Career:
10.07.1912 entered the 2. Württembergische Infanterie-Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm, König von Preußen" Nr. 120 in Ulm
00.00.1914 served in the Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 192 as Zug- and Kompanieführer, and Bataillonsadjutant
31.01.1920 farewell
30.11.1919 entrered the Württembergische Polizeiwehr in Göppingen
01.12.1923 promoted Hundertschaftsführer in Tübingen
21.05.1930 Police officer training course in Stuttgart, and Kommandeur of the Police in Friedrichhafen
15.05.1933 - 20.05.1933 leadership course in Stuttgart
01.06.1935 Kommandeur der Polizei in Ulm
01.10.1935 transferred to the Wehrmacht as Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment Tübingen
15.10.1935 Kommandeur III.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 35 in Tübingen
01.10.1936 Kommandeur II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 35
26.08.1939 Kommandeur Infanterie-Ersatz-Regiment 78 in Tübingen
04.12.1939 Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 308
01.08.1943 Kommandeur Armee-Waffenschule / 6.Armee
10.10.1944 Kommandeur Armee-Waffenschule / 8.Armee
06.04.1945 - 16.04.1945 "Befehlshaber Slowakei/Korps Schultz" with the 710. Infanterie-Division led by Gorn and Oberst Staudinger - 6. SS-Panzerarmee
09.05.1945 - 11.06.1947 US POW

Awards and Decorations:
09.09.1914 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
00.00.191_ Württembergische Militärverdienstmedaille
00.00.191_ Komtur I.Klasse zum Friedrichs-Orden
00.00.191_ Militär-Verdienstmedaille
00.00.191_ Ritterkreuz I.Klasse des Königlich Württembergische Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
06.07.1918 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
00.00.1918 Verwundetenabzeichen 1918 in Silber (for wounds receives in 1914 and 1916)
00.00.193_ SA-Sportabzeichen
00.00.193_ DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
00.00.193_ Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht IV.Klasse (4 Jahre)
00.00.19__ Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht III.Klasse (12 Jahre)
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht II. Klasse (18 Jahre)
00.00.1940 Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
17.04.1940 1939 spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
01.08.1940 1939 spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
00.00.194_ Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht I.Klasse (25 Jahre)
00.00.19__ Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
11.09.1941 Tsarski Orden "Sv. Aleksandar" III stepen (Bulgaria)
18.10.1941 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
02.05.1942 Ordinul Steaua Romaniei, Knight (Rumania)
12.08.1942 Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
03.09.1942 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Oberst and Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 308 / 198.Infanterie-Division. On the night of the 09./10.08.1942 Oberst Schultz led his Regiment in an attack on the city of Krasnodar-Pashkovskaya. After getting past the anti-tank ditch east of the city, he decided on his own initiative to launch an immediate attack on the heavily defended suburb of Krasnodar despite the lack of artillery preparation. He and his Regiment succeeded in penetrating into the suburb, clearing one block after another of the Soviets. In doing so he opened the way for the neighbouring Division to penetrate into the northern part of the city. For this success Schultz was awarded the Knight's Cross.
26.08.1943 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub #284, as Oberst and Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 308 / 198.Infanterie-Division
00.00.194_ Kubanschild
00.00.194_ Kriegsverdienstkreuz II.Klasse mit Schwertern

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Paul Schultz joined the Württemberg Army on July 10, 1912 as a cadet. The son of a forest master came to the 2nd Württemberg Infantry Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm, König von Prussia" No. 120. He was then promoted to ensign on March 22, 1913. After attending war school, he was promoted to lieutenant on February 17, 1914. He was then transferred to the 192nd Infantry Regiment, where he fought during the First World War. Above all, he was used as a platoon and company commander, and at times also as a battalion adjutant. After the end of World War I, he was discharged from the army on January 31, 1920.

After this he joined the Württemberg police force in Göppingen on November 30, 1919. On April 1, 1920, he was then promoted to lieutenant in the police force. As such, he married Hilde Rüdiger on April 29, 1920. This marriage produced 2 daughters and 1 son. On December 1, 1923, he was promoted to captain of the police and was appointed Hundertschaftsführer (leader of a hundred) in Tübingen. From May 21, 1930 he graduated from the police officer school in Stuttgart and was then appointed commander of the police in Friedrichhafen. On June 1, 1935, he was promoted to major in the police force. As such, he was then appointed commander of the police in Ulm. On October 1, 1935 he was accepted back into the army as a major. His seniority was set at October 1, 1934. He was also appointed commander of the III. Battalion from the Tübingen Infantry Regiment. Due to the renaming of his battalion when it was exposed after the expansion of the Reichswehr to the Wehrmacht, he was then appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 35th Infantry Regiment on October 15, 1935. On October 1, 1937 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. On August 26, 1939, he was appointed commander of Infantry Replacement Regiment 78 during mobilization for World War II. On December 1, 1939, he took over as commander of the new Infantry Regiment 308, which he then led in April 1940 at Operation Weserübung during the occupation of Denmark. At the end of spring 1940 he led his regiment in the 198th Infantry Division in the western campaign. After its completion, he was promoted to colonel on September 1, 1940. From June 1941 he fought with his regiment in the eastern campaign in the attack on southern Russia, where he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on October 18, 1941. His only son died in the 35th Infantry Regiment on July 10, 1942 in the Orel area. In the battle for the city of Krasnodar in the summer of 1942, he distinguished himself with his regiment, for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as a colonel on September 3, 1942. On August 1, 1943 he was then appointed commander of the Army Weapons School of the 6th Army. On August 26, 1943, he was subsequently awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the services of the Grenadier Regiment 308 in the Kuban bridgehead. Promoted to major general on March 1, 1944, he became commander of the Army Weapons School of the 8th Army on October 10, 1944. At the end of the war he was taken prisoner by the Americans. From this he was released on June 11, 1947.




Oberst Paul Schultz.



Oberst Paul Schultz (front) in the Kübelwagen.



Adolf Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht) congratulating Heer officers for their newly awarded Eichenlaub of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. The picture was taken at the Führerhauptquartier Wolffschanze on 15 September 1943. The recipients are, from left to right: Oberst Paul Schultz (blocked by Hitler, Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 308 / 198.Infanterie-Division, Eichenlaub #284), Oberst der Reserve Dr.med.dent. Walter Lange (Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 43 / 1.Infanterie-Division, Eichenlaub #300), Major Theodor Tolsdorff (Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Füsilier-Regiment 22 / 1.Infanterie-Division, Eichenlaub #302), Oberst Günther Pape (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394 / 3.Panzer-Division, Eichenlaub #301), and Major der Reserve Dr.med.dent. Franz Bäke (Kommandeur II.Abteilung / Panzer-Regiment 11 / 6.Panzer-Division, Eichenlaub #262). Interestingly, two out of the five officers who depicted in this picture are certified dentists (Lange and Bäke)!



Generalmajor Paul Schultz.



Nachlass (grouping) of Generalmajor Paul Schultz. On the right is his fallen son, Leutnant Kuno Paul Schultz.


Source :
Bundesarchiv picture collection
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2010/09/daftar-generalmajor-heer-mayor-jenderal.html
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Schultz,_Paul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Schultz
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=223157
https://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail/-/Detail/details/DOKUMENT/ubt_portraits/54194/Schultz%20Paul
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/S/SchultzP.htm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/18196/Schultz-Paul.htm

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