Friedrich Rögelein

Friedrich Rögelein
Born	(1910-06-26)26 June 1910
Died	25 March 1999(1999-03-25) (aged 88)
Place of birth	Bietigheim
Place of death	Baden-Baden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 109
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Lublin–Brest Offensive East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Friedrich Rögelein (26 June 1910 – 25 March 1999) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (24 June 1941)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 September 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (17 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 7 January 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 109
  • 831st Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Oberst and commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 109

References

Citations

Bibliogrpahy

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht