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Roske, Fritz

Date of birth:
January 20th, 1897 (Gera/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:
December 25th, 1956 (Düsseldorf/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
August 10th, 1914: Kriegsfreiwilliger;
April 21st, 1915: Fahnenjunker;
August 14th, 1915: Leutnant;
April 1st, 1920: Oberleutnant (Karakter);
July 1st, 1934: Hauptmann (Patent. December 1st, 1933);
August 1st, 1938: Major;
August 1st, 1941: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1942: Oberst;
January 27th, 1943: Generalmajor (RDA: -1-).

Career:
November 10th, 1938: Lehrer an der Kriegsschule Dresden;
February 1st, 1940: Kommandeur II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 106;
September 9th, 1940: Führer-Reserve;
September 30th, 1940: Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 66;
1941: Kommandeur III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 260;
September 8th, 1941: mdFb Infanterie-Regiment 486;
September 15th, 1941: mdFb Infanterie-Regiment 514;
December 27th, 1941: Führer-Reserve;
January 12th, 1942: Leiter, Infanterie-Lehrstab, 71. Infanterie-Division;
February 7th, 1942: Kommandeur II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 194;
September 1st, 1942: Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 194;
January 27th, 1843: Kommandeur, 71. Infanterie-Division;
January 31st, 1943: Soviet POW, Stalingrad.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 20th, 1943
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 3
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 194, 71. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 514, 294. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 19th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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