Rolf Jäger

Dr. med. Rolf Jäger
Born	1 November 1912 Klein Kunterstein
Died	6 January 1984 (aged 71) Hagen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1935) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberstabsarzt
Unit	Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung “Koch” Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 1
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Fort Eben-Emael Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Battle of Anzio Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rolf Karl Ernst Jäger (1 November 1912 – 6 January 1984) was a highly decorated Oberstabsarzt (military surgeon with the rank of major) in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (13 May 1940)^[1]
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 May 1940 as Oberarzt and Truppenarzt (Troop doctor) in the assault group "Beton" of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 124.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.