Franz-Joseph Schulze

Franz-Joseph Schulze
Born	18 September 1918
Died	31 January 2005(2005-01-31) (aged 86)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Army (Bundeswehr)
Rank	General
Commands	6th Panzergrenadier Division Joint Force Command Brunssum
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz-Joseph Schulze (18 September 1918 – 31 January 2005) was a German general who was the Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO). During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 3./Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241
• Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• Commander of the Legion of Honour
• Commander of the Legion of Merit

References

• 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.