Rolf Rocholl

Rolf Rocholl
Born	2 December 1918 Berlin, Germany
Died	23 August 1943 (aged 24) Izium, Ukraine
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–43
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	III./Grenadier-Regiment 569
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rolf Rocholl (2 December 1918 – 23 August 1943) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Rolf Rocholl was killed on 23 August 1943 near Izium, Ukraine. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 31 August 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (11 November 1940)^[1]
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1942 as Oberleutnant in Panzer-Regiment 5^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 28 July 1942 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment 5^[3]
  • 287th Oak Leaves on 31 August 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 569^[4]
• Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 214.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 381.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 62.

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.