Paul Schulze (officer)

Paul Joseph Schulze (6 January 1913 – 28 July 1980) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (12 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (4 July 1940)
 * Panzer Badge
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
 * German Cross in Gold (25 April 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 30 December 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 21
 * 538th Oak Leaves on 28 July 1944 as Major and commander of Panzer-Abteilung 21