serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1939 -- 45 23px waffen-ss breslau 12 may 1945 nieszawa nazi germany ss fortress regiment 1 knight in gold iron cross i class iron cross ii class 's cross of the iron cross german cross world war ii 1 june 1915 obersturmführer -lrb- first lieutenant -rrb- alfred roge
 alfred roge
alfred roge

alfred roge -lrb- 1 june 1915 -- 12 may 1945 -rrb- was an obersturmführer -lrb- first lieutenant -rrb- in the waffen-ss during world war ii .
he was a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during world war ii .
alfred roge was born on 1 june 1915 , he worked as a professional teacher prior to world war ii when he joined the waffen ss .
in 1943 , he was the commander of the 13th -lrb- infantry gun -rrb- company , 9th ss panzer division `` hohenstaufen '' .
he later joined the ss infantry gun training and replacement regiment .
in january 1945 , he was posted to the ss fortress regiment 1 and took part in the 82 day siege of breslau where he was awarded the german cross in gold in march , and the knight 's cross on 9 may 1945 .
roge survived the war only to die of his wounds in a prisoner of war hospital .
