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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
27 May 1897(Berlin)
Death:
10 June 1961(Berlin)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Rolf Scherenberg (27 May 1897 – 10 June 1961) as a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Scherenberg surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the SovietUpper Silesian Offensive in May 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until October 1955.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold (19 December 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 532
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 305.