Karl Roßmann Military person

Karl Franz Joseph Roßmann (23 November 1916 – 1 April 2002) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Roßmann surrender his troops to American forces in May 1945.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 23, 1916
Birth place	Germany , Kempten
Date of death	April 01, 2002
Place of death	Germany , Bad Kreuznach

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allegiance	Nazi Germany
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa German occupation of Czechoslovakia Allied invasion of Italy World War II Battle of Belgium Allied invasion of Sicily Battle of France Battle of Radzymin (1944) Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Bautzen (1945) Anschluss Operation Shingle Battle of Kiev (1941) East Prussian Offensive
military branch	Luftwaffe
military command	Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1 Hermann Göring
service start	1936
service end	1945