Rolf Fromme

Rolf Fromme
Born	5 September 1914 Hanover
Died	29 June 1992 (aged 77) Bad Pyrmont
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rolf Fromme (5 September 1914 – 29 June 1992) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.^[1]

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1941 as Leutnant and commander of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1^[2]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer p.322.
2. Scherzer p.322.

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.