Willi Rothhaar

Willi Rothhaar
Born	18 October 1915 Oberbexbach
Died	12 January 1998(1998-01-12) (aged 82) Saarbrücken
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	? - 1945
Rank	Oberleutnant der Reserve
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 544
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Stalingrad Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willi Rothhaar (18 October 1915 – 12 January 1998) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
Infantry Assault Badge
Crimea Shield
Eastern Front Medal
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 5 September 1944 as Leutnant and Führer in 3.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 544^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

External links

Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Rothhaar, Willi
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	18 October 1915
Place of birth	Oberbexbach, Germany
Date of death	12 January 1998
Place of death	Saarbrücken, Germany