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Roth, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
March 26th, 1916 (Reichenbach/Esslingen, Germany)
Date of death:
May 2nd, 1999 (Hochdorf/Plochingen, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberwachtmeister
Unit:
Zugführer 1./Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94
Awarded on:
June 24th, 1944
Oberwachtmeister Roth distinguished himself during the defense of the tiny Grigoriopol-Dorozkoje-Pogreby bridgehead in early 1944. Here the 4. Gebirgs-Division was able to repel all the enemy attempts to demolish the bridgehead, with Roth playing a key role in the battle. For this he would receive the Knight’s Cross.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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