After the war Schultz initially worked on his parents vineyard in Gau-Bischofsheim. He became a member of the German Bundestag and was elected Ombudsman for the Military (Wehrbeauftragter [de]) on 11 March 1970. He held this office until 19 March 1975.
Awards
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 September 1940)[1]
German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1943 as Hauptmann in the I./Panzer-Regiment 35[2]
Knight's Cross on 21 April 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserve and commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 35[3]
Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Major and leader of Panzer-Regiment 35[4]
References
Citations
^Thomas 1998, p. 297.
^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 428.
^Fellgiebel 2001, p. 392.
^Fellgiebel 2001, p. 91.
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN978-3-7909-0284-6.
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. ISBN978-3-931533-45-8.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN978-3-7648-2300-9.
External links
"Fritz-Rudof Schultz". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.