Josef Rauch

Josef Rauch[1]
Born	February 27, 1902
Died	August 14, 1984 (aged 82)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	–1945
Rank	Oberst
Unit	Commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 192[2]
Commands held	123rd Infantry Division[1]
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 8 August 1944

Josef Rauch^[3] (Feb 27, 1902 – Aug. 14, 1984)^[4] 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.^[4]

References

Notes

1. "WWII German Military Personnel (R)". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
2. • 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. p. 350-20
3. Mitcham, S.W. (2007). Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940. Praeger Security International. p. 75. ISBN 9780275991852. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
4. "Oberst Josef Rauch - Axis History Forum". forum.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2014-11-26.

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.