Bruno Schatz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of Birth: Markneukirchen, Saxony, Germany
About Bruno Schatz
- Bruno Schatz (24 June 1894 – 3 December 1974) as a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 122nd Infantry Division.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- Schatz surrendered to the Soviet Red Army troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket.
- Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was repatriated to Germany in October 1955.
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