Josef Rölleke

Josef Rölleke
Josef Rölleke
Born	23 August 1924 Westfalen, Germany
Died	6 October 2011 (aged 87)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1941–45
Rank	Unterscharführer
Unit	3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Close Combat Clasp in Silver Infantry Assault Badge in Silver Wound Badge in Gold Eastern Front Medal 1941/42

Josef Rölleke (23 August 1924 - 6 October 2011) was an Unterscharführer (corporal) in the Waffen-SS – the armed paramilitary branch of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS) – during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany.

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• 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.