title: Harald Schultz
text: # Harald Schultz
  
  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.
  
  ## Awards and decorations
  
  * 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
  
  ## Citations and references
  
  * ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 428.
  * ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 689.
  
  ### Cited sources
  
  * Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  * Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  
  Military offices :
  
  | Preceded byGeneral der Gebirgstruppe Kurt Versock | Commander of 24. Infanterie-Division 3 September 1944 – 8 May 1945 | Succeeded byNone |
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  * Biography
  * Military of Germany
  * World War I
  * World War II
  