Karl-Heinz Schulz-Lepel

Karl-Heinz Schulz-Lepel
Born	(1914-05-14)14 May 1914 Groß Labenz
Died	16 January 1993(1993-01-16) (aged 78) Bad Neuenahr
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45 1960–70
Rank	Major of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 552
Commands held	II./Grenadier-Regiment 552
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinz Schulz-Lepel (14 May 1914 – 16 January 1993) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal
• Demyansk Shield
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
• German Cross in Gold (12 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 September 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 552

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger.info