Hans Roeger

Hans Roeger
Born	13 July 1920 Lauingen
Died	12 April 2009(2009-04-12) (aged 88) Geislingen an der Steige
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945 1955–72
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptmann (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket First Battle of Târgu Frumos Second Battle of Târgu Frumos Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Roeger (13 July 1920 – 12 April 2009) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
3 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Unteroffizier and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.

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. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

World War 2 Awards.com

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Infanterie-Regiment, Infanterie-Division (motorized) and Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"

Staff	Walter Hörnlein¹ (Oak Leaves) Oldwig von Natzmer

Units	Hans-Dieter von Basse Helmut Beck-Broichsitter Heinz Bergmann Martin Bielig Max Böhrendt Georg Böhnk Carl-Ludwig Blumenthal Jörg Burg⁴ (Oak Leaves) Diddo Diddens (Oak Leaves) Peter Frantz (Oak Leaves) Eugen Garski Alfred Greim Hans Klemm Gerhard Konopka Karl Lorenz (Oak Leaves) Otto-Ernst Remer (Oak Leaves) Erich Kahsnitz Horst Niemack³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Röger Walter Pössl Emil Roßmann Erich Schroedter (Oak Leaves) Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz⁵ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Hans-Hermann Sturm Horst Warschnauer (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Wegner Walter von Wietersheim

¹ Knight's Cross with the 34th Infantry Division. ³ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the (5th light Infantry Division). ⁴ Knight's Cross with the 18th Panzer Division) ⁵ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the 16th Panzer Division, Diamonds with Army Group North.

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