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Roestel, Erwin Franz Rudolf

Date of birth:
May 4th, 1902 (Görlitz, Germany)
Date of death:
November 24th, 1974 (Regensburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann
Unit:
Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244 (mot)
Awarded on:
September 26th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Obersturmbannführer der Reserve (Lieutenant-colonel of Reserves)
Unit:
Kommandeur SS-PzJäg(SturmGesch)Abt 10 "Frundsberg"
Awarded on:
May 3rd, 1945

Unofficial award.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Igor Poul
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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