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Bruno Schatz
German general and Knight's Cross recipient

Bruno Schatz

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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Markneukirchen
Place of death
Berlin
Age
80 years
Bruno Schatz
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Biography

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.

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