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

Biography

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

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

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfähnrich (Sergeant 1st Class)
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.