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Grossrock was selected to become an officer and promoted to [[Untersturmführer]] in November 1943, he was then posted to the [[5 SS|5th SS Panzer Division ''Wiking'']] as a platoon commander in the 6th Company, 5th SS Panzer Regiment.<ref name=ww2awards/> |
Grossrock was selected to become an officer and promoted to [[Untersturmführer]] in November 1943, he was then posted to the [[5 SS|5th SS Panzer Division ''Wiking'']] as a platoon commander in the 6th Company, 5th SS Panzer Regiment.<ref name=ww2awards/> |
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Grossrock was awarded the Knight's Cross in August 1944, for his actions |
Grossrock was awarded the Knight's Cross in August 1944, for his actions near Kovel in the [[Ukraine]], when he destroyed 26 [[T-34]] tanks. His tank crew all received the Iron Cross 1st or 2nd class.<ref name=ww2awards/><ref>Panzer Aces II By Franz Kurowski, p398</ref> |
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He was promoted to [[Obersturmführer]] in January 1945, but he did not survive the war; it's believed he died in Soviet captivity on 5 April 1945.<ref name=ww2awards/> |
He was promoted to [[Obersturmführer]] in January 1945, but he did not survive the war; it's believed he died in Soviet captivity on 5 April 1945.<ref name=ww2awards/> |
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Alfred Großrock | |
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File:Alfred Grossrock 5SS.jpg | |
Born | 2 January 1918 Ludwigsburg, Germany |
Died | 5 April 1945 Hungary | (aged 27)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1936–45 |
Rank | Obersturmführer |
Unit | 2nd SS Division Das Reich 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Panzer Badge Infantry Assault Badge Wound Badge in Gold Sudetenland Medal Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 [1] |
Alfred Großrock (2 January 1918 – 5 April 1945) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant), in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. That award recognizes extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Alfred Grossrock was born on 2 January 1918 in Ludwigsburg.[1]
He volunteered to join the SS in November 1936 (SS number 285.640) and later joined the NSDAP in May 1937. In October 1938 he participated in the occupation of the Sudetenland.[1] He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class in June 1940 during the Battle of France and the 1st class award during Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union when with the 2nd SS Division Das Reich.[1] His award of the German Cross in Gold came in June 1943 when serving with the 2nd SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion, Das Reich.[1]
Grossrock was selected to become an officer and promoted to Untersturmführer in November 1943, he was then posted to the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking as a platoon commander in the 6th Company, 5th SS Panzer Regiment.[1]
Grossrock was awarded the Knight's Cross in August 1944, for his actions near Kovel in the Ukraine, when he destroyed 26 T-34 tanks. His tank crew all received the Iron Cross 1st or 2nd class.[1][2]
He was promoted to Obersturmführer in January 1945, but he did not survive the war; it's believed he died in Soviet captivity on 5 April 1945.[1]
References
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- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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suggested) (help) - Hamilton Charles Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich, R James Bender Pub 1997, ISBN 0-912138-27-0
- Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Kurowski Franz Panzer Aces II Stackpole Books, 2004, ISBN 0-8117-3175-8
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.