Friedrich Rögelein

Friedrich Rögelein
Born	26 June 1910 Bietigheim
Died	25 March 1999 (aged 88) Baden-Baden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
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 on 17 November 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 109^[1]
• 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^[2]
  • 831st Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Oberst and commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 109^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 382.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht