Erich Rossner

Erich Rossner
Born	26 May 1918 Helmbrechts, Germany
Died	30 July 1941 (aged 23) Eastern Front
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1938–41
Rank	Unterscharführer
Unit	SS Division Das Reich
Battles/wars	World War II Soviet Yelnya Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Rossner (26 May 1918 – 30 July 1941) was a Unterscharführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II who 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.

Eric Rossner was born on the 26 May 1918 in Helmbrechts. He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to an artillery battery in the SS Division Das Reich. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class on the 25 July 1941, 1st class on the 3 August 1941 and the Knight's Cross on the 25 August 1941, for reportedly destroying 13 Soviet tanks before being fatally wounded. Rossner died of his wounds on the Eastern Front on 30 July 1941.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 640.

Bibliography

• 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.