Werner Roell
| Werner Roell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 February 1914 Ailly-sur-Noye, France |
| Died |
10 May 2008 (aged 94) Salenstein, Switzerland |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
Reichsmarine (1934–35) Kriegsmarine (1935–37) Luftwaffe (1937–45) |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit |
StG 77 SG 77 JV 44 |
| Commands held |
I./StG 77 I./SG 77 |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Roell (8 February 1914 – 10 May 2008) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (24 November 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.
- Bibliography
- Brütting, Georg (1995). Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1941 – 1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hauptmann Helmut Bruck |
Commander of I./StG 77 20 February 1943 - 18 October 1943 |
Succeeded by Unit renamed Schlachtgeschwader 77 |
| Preceded by Previously Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 |
Commander of I./SG 77 18 October 1943 - 1 December 1943 |
Succeeded by Major Karl Henze |
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