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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
24 June 1894(Markneukirchen)
Death:
3 December 1974(Berlin)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Bruno Schatz (24 June 1894 – 3 December 1974) as a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 122nd Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schatz surrendered to the Soviet Red Army troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was repatriated to Germany in October 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 977
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 304.