Harald Schultz
German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Harald Schultz (Latvian: Haralds Šulcs; 10 November 1895 – 15 March 1957) was a German general during World War II. He was 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.
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- 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