Schulz Monika
Full name: Monika Schulz (Schulz Monika) Year of birth and death: 1904 – 1984 Biography: When Monika was seven years old, she suffered from a rare disease called 'Left Sight' - a disease that takes the sight of one eye and transfers it to the other eye. This disease makes her seem blind in her left eye, but in return her right eye sees very well, it can help her see far away like a telescope. In 1925, Monika joined the Reichswehr as a volunteer soldier. Initially, she worked in the logistics unit, but after witnessing Monika accurately point out the difference between two Marks at a location more than 1km away from herself, she was immediately transferred to the sniper unit under directed by Erwin König, an accomplished sniper. During her 10 years serving in the sniper unit, Monika was taught many skills by her seniors, especially commander Erwin König. She also fell in love and dated him during that time. In 1936, the unit was disbanded to form a new one, Monika Schulz parted ways with Erwin after which she was asked to apply to join the newly formed Dienstmädchen-SS unit and she was accepted. Here she made friends with many teammates, including Erika Schneider - captain of the machine gun team. Since joining the Dienstmädchen-SS, Monika has been very active in eliminating enemy snipers especially in France, where she destroyed nearly a third of the French Legion division in just one month. a morning. When she heard that her lover Erwin König and then her closest friend Erika Schneider had both died in 1942 and 1943 respectively in Stalingrad, Monika collapsed and fell ill for nearly a month, causing her to become permanently blind in her left eye. Fortunately, with the help of Marie Wolf, Monika recovered her health, but her confidence disappeared and Monika fell into depression. She realized the meaninglessness of war and tried to avoid it. Monika continued to participate in protection missions for senior German leaders until the end of the war. After the war, she returned to her home in Bavaria to live quietly there. In 1984, after a high fever, Monika breathed her last and died in a small hospital in her hometown. Viewpoint: “...Ich finde Krieg bedeutungslos, wenn ich in diesem Krieg Freunde und Liebhaber verlieren muss...”