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Röhrig, Oskar (Panzer-Abteilung 504)

Date of birth:
January 16th, 1911 (SchweinhausSilesia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 4th, 1985 (Dransfeld/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Oberfeldwebel;
?: Oberfähnrich;
?: Leutnant.

Career:
?: Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, Panzer-Abteilung 18;
?: Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, Panzer-Abteilung 18, 18. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfähnrich
Unit:
Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504, Heer
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1944
On June 22nd, 1944, near Perolla, Italy, an enemy attack was halted by the Zug of 1. Kompanie, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504, under the command of Oberfähnrich Rörig. In this attack, 11 enemy Sherman tanks were destroyed and of another 11 tanks the crew were forced to abandon their Shermans.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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