Werner Roell

Werner Roell
Born	8 February 1914 Ailly-sur-Noye, France
Died	10 May 2008 (aged 94) Salenstein, Switzerland
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe (1937–45)
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	StG 77 SG 77 JV 44
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Roell (8 February 1914 – 10 May 2008) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (24 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.