{{Short description|German general}} {{About|the 20th-century general|other uses|Friedrich Schulz (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox military person | name = Friedrich Schulz | birth_date = {{birth date|1897|10|15|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1976|11|30|1897|10|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Nettkow, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | death_place = Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | image = Friedrich Schulz (general).jpg | caption = | nickname = | allegiance = German Empire<br/>Weimar Republic<br/>Nazi Germany | branch = German Army | service_years = 1913–1945 | rank = ''General der Infanterie'' | commands = III Army Corps<br/>17th Army<br/>Army Group South | unit = | battles = World War I<br/>World War II *operation Grapeshot | awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords | other_work = }}

'''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)<ref name="Thomas p301">Thomas 1998, p. 301.</ref> * 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)<ref name="Thomas p301"/> * 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<ref name="Scherzer p690">Scherzer 2007, p. 690.</ref> ** 428th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as ''Generalleutnant'' and acting commander of the III. Panzer-Korps<ref name="Scherzer p690"/> ** 135th Swords on 26 February 1945 as ''General der Infanterie'' and commander in chief of the 17. Armee<ref name="Scherzer p690"/>

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===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Franz |year=1998 |title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z |trans-title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z |language=German |location=Osnabrück, Germany |publisher=Biblio-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9 }} {{Refend}}

{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{succession box |before=General der Artillerie Johann Sinnhuber |after=Generalmajor Hubertus Lamey |title= Commander of ''28. Jäger Division'' |years=1 May 1943 – 25 November 1943 }} {{succession box |before=General der Artillerie Heinz Ziegler |after=General der Panzertruppe Hermann Breith |title= Commander of III. Armeekorps |years=25 November 1943 – 9 January 1944 }} {{succession box |before=General der Infanterie Kurt von der Chevallerie |after=General der Infanterie Edgar Röhricht |title= Commander of LIX. Armeekorps |years=8 February 1944 – 22 March 1944 }} {{succession box |before=General der Infanterie Hans Gollnick |after=Generalleutnant Fritz Becker |title= Commander of XXXXVI Panzer Corps |years=22 March 1944 – 3 July 1944 }} {{succession box |before=General der Infanterie Karl Allmendinger |after=General der Infanterie Wilhelm Hasse |title= Commander of 17. Armee |years=26 July 1944 – 30 March 1945 }} {{succession box |before=General Paul Hausser |after=none |title=Commander of Heeresgruppe G |years=5 April 1945 – 6 May 1945 }} {{s-end}}

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