Born in 1892, Schulz entered the army of
Imperial Germany as an engineer at the age of 18. He served in World War I and was among the personnel retained in the postwar
Reichswehr (Imperial Defence). He was discharged in 1920 with the rank of
Hauptmann (captain). After a period of time as a civilian, he returned to the military in 1934 by joining the
Heer (Army) branch of the
Wehrmacht, initially in his previous rank of
Hauptmann. By 1938 he was commander of the 70th Engineer Battalion. The following year he was posted to the staff of the
Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), the Supreme High Command of the
Heer. In March 1943, and now an
Oberst (Colonel), he was given command of the 10th Panzergrenadier Regiment which was part of the
9th Panzer Division. While leading the regiment in September of 1943, he was awarded the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Following the wounding of the 9th Panzer Division's commander,
Erwin Jollasse, in October 1943, Schulz took over as divisional commander. His time leading the division was brief as he was killed on the 27th of November 1943 in the area north of Kryvyi Rih in the course of the
Soviet Army's
Lower Dnieper Offensive. He was
posthumously promoted to
Generalmajor (Major General). ==References==