Harald Schultz

Harald Schultz (Latvian: Haralds Šulcs; 10 November 1895 – 15 March 1957) was a German general during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Schultz surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket in 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Harald Schultz
Born	10 November 1895 (1895-11-10) Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Riga, Latvia)
Died	15 March 1957(1957-03-15) (aged 61) Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance	Russian Empire Latvia Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1940–1945
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel Generalmajor
Commands	24th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War I Latvian War of Independence World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 21 February 1944 as Oberst in Artillerie-Regiment 205
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 24. Infanterie-Division

Citations and references

Cited sources

• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.