Date of birth:

March 3rd, 1915 (Stuttgart/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

January 29th, 1945 (near Heerwegen-Legnica, Poland)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Führer II. / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13

Awarded on:

November 2nd, 1942

Awarded for his leadership of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 during the fighting for Hill 655 (15 km NE of Tuapse), which began on the 29.10.1942 after the Bataillon was deployed there. Hauptmann Roos particularly distinguished himself on the night of the 01./02.11.1942, when the left wing of his 6. Kompanie was overrun. Launching a counterattack with the rest of the Kompanie and the Zug from III. Bataillon, Roos was able to eject the Soviets out of the positions they had conquered.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Igor Poul
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1993.
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9