Date of birth:

May 31st, 1920 (Dannenberg/Hannover, Germany)

Date of death:

July 28th, 2013 (Fürstenfeldbruck/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of over 800 sorties, during which he achieved 73 aerial victories (including 40 in the East and 8 four-engined bombers).

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel (Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer

Awarded on:

November 3rd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

September 24th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 14th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 31.03.1943) describes why Schultz received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberfeldwebel Schultz, a fighter pilot in a Jagdgeschwader, has so far shot down 51 enemy aircraft over the course of many hard aerial encounters.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
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  - Ritterkreuzarchiv III/2013, Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Bayreuth, 2013, ISSN 1866-4709
  - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 89)