Julius Ferdinand Schulz

Julius Ferdinand Schulz
Birth date	30 December 1889(1889-12-30)
Place of birth	Offenbach am Main, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Death date	23 November 1975 (aged 85)
Place of death	St. Quirin, Tegernsee, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	Prussian Army Imperial German Army Freikorps Reichswehr Luftwaffe
Years of service	1909–1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	Kommandeur der Luftkriegsschule Berlin-Gatow Fliegerhorst-Kommandant von Berlin-Gatow Kommandeur der Luftwaffe (Koluft) bei der Heeresgruppe Süd Koluft der Heeresgruppe C Kommandeur vom Luftgaustab z. b. V. 16 Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Finnland Inspekteur des Erziehungs- und Ausbildungswesens der Luftwaffe
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Poland Campaign Battle of France
Awards	German Cross in Gold
Relations	∞ Annedorothea Block

Julius Ferdinand Schulz (30 December 1889 – 23 November 1975) was a German officer since 1910, finally General der Flieger of the Luftwaffe in World War II.

Chronology

• Born the son of Railway Operations Secretary (Eisenbahn-Betriebs-Sekretär) / Ober-Bahn-Assistent Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz (30 December 1889)
• Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the Infanterie-Regiment Hessen-Homburg Nr. 166 (15 Mar 1909-31 Oct 1913)
• War School (Kriegsschule)
• 10. Kompanie/Infanterie-Regiment Hessen-Homburg Nr. 166 (August 1910)
• Pilot-Training at the Flying-School (Fliegerschule) Halberstadt (01 Nov 1913-00 Jun 1914)
• Pilot with the Flying-Station (Fliegerstation) Metz (00 Jun 1914-20 Jul 1914)
  • He flew Etrich-Rumpler „Taube“.
• Transferred to Automobil- und Aviatik A. G. in Mülhausen (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen) for conversion to biplanes (21 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
• Pilot with the 5th Field-Flying-Battalion (Feldflieger-Abteilung 5) at the Western Front (02 Aug 1914-22 Nov 1914)
• In British Captivity (22 Nov 1914-01 Aug 1916)
  • That day, Schulz was shot down beyond German lines and taken prisoner of war by the British.
• Interned in Switzerland (02 Aug 1916-01 Sep 1917)
• Returned Home to Germany and Granted Leave or furloughed (02 Sep 1917-18 Sep 1917)
• Leader of the Dock-Company (Werft-Kompanie der Fliegerersatz-Abteilung 9) of the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (19 Sep 1917-07 Jul 1918)
• Leader of the Flying-School Krefeld (08 Jul 1918-00 Dec 1918)
• Leader of Air-Base (Fliegerhorst) Insterburg (00 Dec 1918-00 Jan 1919)
• Leader of the 409th Flying-Battalion or Flieger-Abteilung 409 (00 Jan 1919-05 May 1919)
• With the Iron or Eiserne Division in the Baltic (06 May 1919-16 Aug 1919)
• Deputy Leader (stellvertretender Führer der Abwicklungsstelle im 1. Unter-Elsässischen Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 31) of the Processing-Office of the 31st Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Aug 1919-30 Nov 1919)
• Detached to the 39th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1919-24 Jan 1920)
• Detached to Jäger-Battalion ‘Graf York’ or Jäger-Bataillon 1 (25 Jan 1920-30 Apr 1920)
• Hauptmann with the Staff of the 20th Motor-Transport-Battalion or Kraftfahr-Abteilung 20 (01 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
• Company Commander in the 1st or 12th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-30 Nov 1922)
• With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (12. Infanterie-Regiment) of the Reichswehr (01 Dec 1922-30 Sep 1924)
• Company Commander in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 Mar 1929)
• With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-31 Mar 1931)
• With the Staff of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds (Truppenübungsplatz) Altengrabow (01 Apr 1931-31 Mar 1934)
• Transferred into the (still secret) Luftwaffe with the Staff of Air-District-Command I or Luftkreis-Kommando 1 (01 Apr 1934-31 May 1935)
• In the Ministry of Aviation (German: Reichsluftfahrtministerium, abbreviated RLM) under Hermann Göring (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1935)
• Commander of the Air War School (Luftkriegsschule) Gatow (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1936)
• Air-Base-Commandant (Fliegerhorst-Kommandant) Gatow (01 Apr 1936-25 Aug 1939)

WWII

• Commander of Luftwaffe (Kommandeur der Luftwaffe/Koluft bei der Heeresgruppe Süd) with Army-Group South (26 Aug 1939-24 Oct 1939)
• Commander of Luftwaffe (Kommandeur der Luftwaffe bei der Heeresgruppe C) with Army-Group C (25 Oct 1939-23 Jun 1940)
• Commander (Kommandeur des Luftgaustabes z. b. V. 16) of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff 16 (24 Jun 1940-29 Aug 1941)
• Commander (Kommandeur des Luftgau-Kommandos Finnland) of the Air-Region-Command Finland (30 Aug 1941-01 Nov 1943)
• Commanding General (Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Finnland) of the German Luftwaffe in Finland (02 Nov 1943-23 Jun 1944)
  • he was succeeded by Willi Harmjanz
• Führerreserve
• Inspector of Troop-Service and Education of the Luftwaffe or Inspekteur für Truppendienst und Erziehung der Luftwaffe (20 Jul 1944)
• General for Foreign Air Force Personnel (General für ausländisches Luftwaffenpersonal) of the Luftwaffe (18 February 1945)
• Retired (30 Apr 1945)

Promotions

• 15 March 1909 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
• 18 October 1909 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
• 22 August 1910 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 22 August 1908
• 25 February 1915 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
• 27 January 1918 Hauptmann (Captain)
• 1 February 1931 Major
• 1 April 1934 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 1 April 1936 Oberst (Colonel)
• 1 January 1939 Generalmajor
• 1 December 1940 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)
• 1 December 1942 General der Flieger

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
• Prussian military pilot badge (Preußisches Militär-Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen)
• Hessian Bravery Medal (Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille; HT)
• Aviator Commemorative Badge (Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen)
• Baltenkreuz (Freikorps)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
• Observer Badge (Beobachterabzeichen (Wehrmacht))
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class on 2 October 1936
• Sudetenland Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938)
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
• Bulgarien Pilot Badge (königlich bulgarisches Abzeichen für Militär-Flugzeugführer)
• Grand Imperial Order of the Red Arrows, Grand Officer Nr. 124 on 20 January 1941
  • other sources state he later received the Grand Cross, which a picture (see right) seems to confirm.
• Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finnisches Freiheitskreuz), 1st Class with Oakleaves and Swords on 1 July 1944
• German Cross in Gold on 1 January 1945 as General der Flieger