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Hans Roeger

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1955–72

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Hans Roeger

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptmann (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Panzer-Fusilier-Regiment "Grosdeutschland"

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket First Battle of Targu Frumos Second Battle of Targu Frumos Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
April 12, 2009, Geislingen an der Steige, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, Third Battle of Kharkov

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 Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Fusilier-Regiment "Grosdeutschland"

    • References

    Hans Roeger Wikipedia
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