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Ernst-August Roth
Born	(1898-04-19)19 April 1898 Potsdam,German Empire
Died	26 September 1975(1975-09-26) (aged 77) Ahrensburg,West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1928) Nazi Germany
Service/ branch	Imperial German Navy (1916–1918)II. Seeflieger-Abteilung Reichsmarine (1919–1928) Luftwaffe (1934–1945)
Years of service	1916—1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	KG 40 KG 28 KG 26 Fliegerführer Nord
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Operation Weserübung Battle of Britain Eastern Front Arctic convoys of World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst-August Roth (19 April 1898 – 26 September 1975) was a highly decoratedGeneralleutnant in theLuftwaffe duringWorld War II. He was also a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst-August Roth was captured by British troops in June 1945 and was held until March 1948.

Awards and decorations

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Erinnerungsabzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer und -Beobachter
Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold on 13 November 1941 asOberst in Kampfgeschwader 28^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 November 1943 asGeneralmajor and Fliegerführer Nord^[2]

References

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Citations

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^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 387.
^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.

Bibliography

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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 [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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

External links

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TracesOfWar.com
Ernst-August Roth @ Axis Biographical Research at theWayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
Special Camp 11

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International	VIAF
National	Germany

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