Grimburg
The
Army ordered Vogt to capture the city of Grimburg on the east bank
of the Saar river at 9:00 pm on March 16, 1945. He got lost and
arrived at the city five hours later. He found a German SS officer
asleep. He woke him up and forced him and his unit to give up without
a fight. Vogt received a Bronze Star for the capture of Grimburg.
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Roland Vogt took this dagger from a German SS Major in Grimburg,
March 16, 1945.
The dagger identifies the SS officer as a member of the
German Luftwaffe Sports Association.
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