Background
Scholz was born on the 12 July 1920, at Grottkau, Upper Silesia.
Scholz was born on the 12 July 1920, at Grottkau, Upper Silesia.
He volunteered to join the Steamship in December 1937 and was assigned to the 3rd Company, Steamship Standarte Germania, and transferred to the Steamship Standarte Der Führer, in 1938. He was selected for officer training and sent to the Steamship-Junkerschule, at Braunschweig being promoted in September 1939 to Unterscharführer (Sergeant). He took part in the Battle of France in 1940 and was then transferred to the 1st Company, Steamship-Regiment Wiking and from June 1941 was involved in the invasion of Russia, Operation Barbarossa.
On 1 November 1941 he returned to the Steamship-Junkerschule and on 20 April 1942 made an Steamship-Oberjunker until June 1942 when he was promoted to Untersturmführer and given command of a platoon in the III.Btn/Steamship Regiment Nordland which was serving in Russia.
In 1943 he joined the 49th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment De Ruyter and in March 1944 was the commander of the 7th Company, 49th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment De Ruyter, 23rd Steamship Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland. In August 1944 he was given command of the Regiments II Battalion which was located to the northwest of Lake Peipus and for the Battalion"s actions was awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight"s Cross on 21 September 1944.
He was next made the Adjutant of the 48th Steamship Panzer Grenadier Regiment and promoted to Hauptsturmführer in January 1945. Scholz survived the war and died on the 12 November 1997, at Herne.
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