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Erwin Franz Rudolf Roestel (4 May 1902 — 24 November 1974) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Roestel survived the war and died on 24 November 1974 in Regensburg.

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  • Erwin Franz Roestel
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  • Erwin Franz Rudolf Roestel (4 May 1902 — 24 November 1974) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Roestel survived the war and died on 24 November 1974 in Regensburg.
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  • 1939(xsd:integer)
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  • 1902-05-04(xsd:date)
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  • Regensburg, Germany
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  • Erwin Franz Rudolf Roestel
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  • Görlitz, Germany
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  • Commander of 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
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  • 1974-11-24(xsd:date)
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  • Erwin Franz Rudolf Roestel (4 May 1902 — 24 November 1974) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Erwin Franz Rudolf Roestel was born on the 4 May 1902 in Görlitz, Schlesien. Prior to joining the SS he was a Hauptmann (Captain) in the Heer (German Army), being awarded the Iron Cross I & II class, the Eastern Front Medal for service on the Eastern Front during the first Russian winter of the war 1941/42, and the German Cross as the commander of a Sturmgeschütz (Assault Gun StuG) Battalion. He transferred to the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg in 1943, as the commander of the 10th Sturmgeschütz Battalion and was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 28 March 1945. He remained with the Sturmgeschütz Battalion until taking over command of the 10th SS Panzerjäger Battalion in April 1945 and later the same month he took over command of the Division until they surrendered on 8 May 1945. Roestel survived the war and died on 24 November 1974 in Regensburg.
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