Friedrich Schulz

 Karl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz (15 October 1897 – 30 November 1976) was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career
Schulz was born on 15 October 1897 in Schlesisch Nettkow in the Province of Silesia, a province of the German Kingdom of Prussia. Today it is Czerwieńsk in the Zielona Góra County, Poland.

Awards

 * 1914 Iron Cross
 * 2nd Class (2 June 1916)
 * 1st Class (27 January 1918)
 * 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross
 * 2nd Class (6 April 1940)
 * 1st Class (14 June 1940)
 * Cross of Honor
 * 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
 * 428th Oak Leaves on 20 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and acting commander of the III. Panzer-Korps
 * 135th Swords on 26 February 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander in chief of the 17. Armee