Rolf Scherenberg | |
Birth Date: | 27 May 1897 |
Birth Place: | Berlin, German Empire |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army |
Serviceyears: | 1915–20 1934–45 |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | 320th Infantry Division 344. Infanterie-Division 371. Infanterie-Division |
Battles: | World War II
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Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rolf Scherenberg (27 May 1897 – 10 June 1961) was 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 Soviet Upper Silesian Offensive in May 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until October 1955.
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