- 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.