a tarpaulin to remove of the body, Schulz fled into the forest and managed to escape. For the next few days he stayed with a friend who, acting as an intermediary, obtained a guarantee of protection from Hitler in exchange for Schulz leaving Germany. Schulz left for Switzerland on 20 July 1934 and lived there as a businessman. He later moved to Athens in 1935, and in 1940 to Budapest. After the war, Schulz returned to West Germany. He was active as an businessman and ultimately managed a construction machinery plant in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. In 1963 he died in Laichingen. References Sources External links Oberleutnant Paul Schulz 1898–1963, Organisator der „Schwarzen Reichswehr“, accessed 24 August 2020. Paul Schulz at the Bundesarchiv 1898 births 1963 deaths German Army personnel of World War I Nazi Party officials Military personnel from Szczecin Reichswehr personnel 20th-century Freikorps personnel 20th-century German businesspeople