Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service –1945 Name Josef Rauch | Service/branch Heer Rank Oberst | |
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Born February 27, 1902 ( 1902-02-27 ) Died August 14, 1984(1984-08-14) (aged 82) Unit Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192 | ||
Josef Rauch (Feb 27, 1902 – Aug. 14, 1984) was a German Colonel during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. At the end of the war he surrendered to the Russians and became a prisoner of war until 1955.
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