Fritz-Rudolf Schultz

Fritz-Rudolf Schultz
Born	19 February 1917 Munich
Died	2 March 2002 (aged 85) Gau-Bischofsheim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–38, 1939–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Panzer-Regiment 35
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Great Cross of Merit
Other work	Politician

Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (19 February 1917 – 2 March 2002) was a German politician and member of the FDP.

Schultz fought in World War II as a member of the Panzertruppe. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves which he received from Heinrich Himmler personally in Trossingen.

After the war he initially worked on his parents vineyard in Gau-Bischofsheim. He became a member of the German Bundestag and elected Ombudsman for the Military (Wehrbeauftragter) on 11 March 1970. He held this office until 19 March 1975.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (1 September 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1943 as Hauptmann in the I./Panzer-Regiment 35^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 21 April 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserve and commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 35^[3]
  • 636th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Major and leader of Panzer-Regiment 35^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 297.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 428.
3. Fellgiebel 2001, p. 392.
4. Fellgiebel 2001, p. 91.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-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.

External links

• "Fritz-Rudof Schultz". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
• "Fritz-Rudof Schultz". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2012.