Erich Rossner

Erich Rossner was a Unterscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Eric Rossner was born on the 26 May 1918 in Helmbrechts. He volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the 2nd Battery, 2nd SS Panzerjäger Battalion, Das Reich Division. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class on the 25 July 1941, 1st class on the 3 August 1941 and the Knight's Cross on the 25 August 1941, for destroying 13 Russian tanks before being fatally wounded. Rossner died of his wounds on the Eastern Front on the 12 September 1941.