Karl Roßmann

Karl Roßmann
Born	23 November 1916 Kempten
Died	1 April 2002(2002-04-01) (aged 85) Bad Kreuznach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Allied invasion of Sicily Allied invasion of Italy Operation Shingle Battle of Radzymin (1944) East Prussian Offensive Battle of Bautzen (1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Franz Joseph Roßmann (23 November 1916 – 1 April 2002) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Roßmann surrender his troops to American forces in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 June 1941)
  • 1st Class (17 July 1941)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of 16. / IV. / Flak-Regiment "General Göring" (motorisiert)
  • 725th Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as Major and commander of Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring"

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com