Hans Roehrig was born on 4 November 1919 at Hindenburg in Oberschlesien. Roehrig was posted to 3./Erprobungsgruppe 210 on 23 September 1940. He flew many fighter-bomber missions over England and, according to one source, recorded five aerial victories during this time. On 1 May 1941, Roehrig was transferred to 3./JG 53. He accompanied the unit to Russia but suffered a take-off accident on 4 July 1941. He recorded his first victory with JG 53 on 25 July, when he shot down a Russian DB-3 twin-engine bomber. By the time I./JG 53 left Russia in late 1941, Roehrig had added a further two victories to his tally. Roehrig relocated with 3./JG 53 to the Mediterranean theatre at the end of 1941. From bases in Sicily, he flew missions over Malta. He was unable to add further to his victory total in this theatre at this time. In May 1942, I./JG 53 relocated back to the Eastern front. On 30 June 1942, Roehrig suffered minor injuries from glass splinters when his aircraft was hit in the cockpit area during aerial combat. He was able to bring his aircraft safely back to his airfield at Kolpna. Roehrig was shot down again in aerial combat with Russian fighters on 6 August. He baled out of his stricken Bf 109 G-2 (W.Nr. 13 480) “Yellow 8” and was then shot at by Russian fighters while descending on his parachute. Fortunately, he landed unhurt and returned to his unit. Roehrig recorded his 10th victory on 20 August. In September, Roehrig was particularly successful recording 39 victories during the month, including his 20th on 4 September, three victories, including two Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft, on 8 September (21-23), three Il-2 Sturmoviks shot down on 9 September (24-26), three Russian fighters shot down on 12 September (31-33), three on 18 September (38-40), four Russian Yak-1 fighters shot down on 19 September (41-44), five Russian fighters shot down on 20 September (45-49), his 50th victory shot down on 22 September and three Yak-1 fighters shot down on 23 September (51-53). By the time I./JG 53 left Russia at the end of September 1942, Roehrig had increased his victory total to 56. I./JG 53 were again relocated to the Mediterranean theatre in late September 1942. Leutnant Roehrig was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 2 October. He was then sent on a spell of leave in late September and early October. During October, the unit operated over Malta flying freie Jagd and bomber escort missions over the island. Roehrig added two further victories to his total, when he shot down two RAF Spitfire fighters: one on 12 October, the other on 14 October. In November 1942, Roehrig was appointed Staffelkapitän of 9./JG 53. He successfully led the unit during the campaigns in Tunisia and Sicily. He recorded his 60th victory on 28 January 1943. Roehrig shot down his first four-engine bomber, a USAAF B-17 over the Straits of Messina, on 25 June for his 68th victory. He recorded his 74th and 75th, and last, victories on 11 July 1943, when he shot down two USAAF P-38 twin-engine fighters over Sicily. On 13 July 1943, Roehrig led 9./JG 53 on a mission, escorting Ju 52 three-engine transport aircraft to drop paratroops on the Catania plains, when the formation was intercepted by RAF Spitfire fighters. Roehrig failed to return from the mission in Bf 109 G-4 (W.Nr. 15 063) “Yellow 5” and it must be assumed he was shot down and killed in this combat. Roehrig was posthumously promoted to the rank of Hauptmann.
    Hans Roehrig was credited with 75 victories. However, if he did, in fact, gain five victories flying with 3./Erpr.Gr. 210, then his final victory total could be 80. He recorded 56 victories over the Eastern front, including 12 Il-2 Sturmoviks. Of his 19 victories recorded over the Western front, one was a four-engine bomber and six P-38`s.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1	25.7.1941	18:50	DB-3	3./JG 53	-
2	3.8.1941	14:45	I-16	3./JG 53	-
3	3.8.1941	14:50	Il-2	3./JG 53	-
4	5.6.1942	12:40	I-61	3./JG 53	-
5	31.7.1942	13:58	Il-2	3./JG 53	3915
6	31.7.1942	14:10	Il-2	3./JG 53	3919
7	5.8.1942	11:24	MiG-1	3./JG 53	38 161
8	6.8.1942	6:15	MiG-3	3./JG 53	39 891
9	10.8.1942	13:08	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	E Stalingrad
10	20.8.1942	16:04	I-180	3./JG 53	49 592
11	20.8.1942	16:07	I-180	3./JG 53	49 532
12	21.8.1942	14:40	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 410
13	22.8.1942	12:30	P-2	3./JG 53	59 130
14	23.8.1942	12:20	MiG-1	3./JG 53	49 270
15	24.8.1942	12:10	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 270
16	28.8.1942	8:10	P-40	3./JG 53	49 430
17	29.8.1942	9:17	MiG-1	3./JG 53	39 460
18	2.9.1942	14:55	Il-2	3./JG 53	49 180
19	4.9.1942	13:45	Il-2	3./JG 53	77 540
20	4.9.1942	13:50	Il-2	3./JG 53	77 560
21	8.9.1942	11:55	Il-2	3./JG 53	59 330
22	8.9.1942	16:40	Il-2	3./JG 53	40 350
23	8.9.1942	17:10	U-2	3./JG 53	30 630
24	9.9.1942	10:50	Il-2	3./JG 53	40 550
25	9.9.1942	10:53	Il-2	3./JG 53	40 550
26	9.9.1942	17:45	Il-2	3./JG 53	49 430
27	10.9.1942	8:34	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 280
28	10.9.1942	15:35	I-180	3./JG 53	49 450
29	11.9.1942	5:30	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 410
30	11.9.1942	16:07	P-2	3./JG 53	49 270
31	12.9.1942	6:07	La-5	3./JG 53	49 410
32	12.9.1942	16:47	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 290
33	12.9.1942	16:50	La-5	3./JG 53	49 410
34	13.9.1942	9:35	P-40	3./JG 53	49 164
35	13.9.1942	15:46	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 410
36	14.9.1942	10:57	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 271
37	14.9.1942	16:46	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 274
38	18.9.1942	10:55	Il-2	3./JG 53	40 870
39	18.9.1942	15:20	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 130
40	18.9.1942	15:29	Yak-1	3./JG 53	40 530
41	19.9.1942	9:27	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 132
42	19.9.1942	9:30	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 132
43	19.9.1942	9:32	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 122
44	19.9.1942	13:55	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 432
45	20.9.1942	9:15	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 130
46	20.9.1942	11:55	P-40	3./JG 53	49 430
47	20.9.1942	12:15	LaGG-3	3./JG 53	49 290
48	20.9.1942	14:43	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 450
49	20.9.1942	14:52	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 430
50	22.9.1942	16:27	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 220
51	23.9.1942	9:18	Yak-1	3./JG 53	40 780
52	23.9.1942	9:20	Yak-1	3./JG 53	40 750
53	23.9.1942	16:26	Yak-1	3./JG 53	40 750
54	24.9.1942	16:35	Yak-1	3./JG 53	40 790
55	25.9.1942	13:53	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 263
56	25.9.1942	14:02	Yak-1	3./JG 53	49 264
57	12.10.1942	11:08	Spitfire	3./JG 53	Malta
58	14.10.1942	11:07	Spitfire	3./JG 53	Malta
59	24.1.1943	7:42	Spitfire	9./JG 53	50km S Agrigento
60	28.1.1943	11:56	Spitfire	9./JG 53	50km S Corro
61	18.5.1943	14:08	P-38	9./JG 53	20km NW Trapani
62	19.5.1943	14:25	P-38	9./JG 53	SSE Insel Autioco
63	19.5.1943	14:25	P-38	9./JG 53	15 km SE Caglar
64	22.5.1943	16:15	P-38	9./JG 53	5km SE Maréttimo
65	5.6.1943	15:09	B-25	9./JG 53	60km SSW Porto Polo
66	7.6.1943	6:45	P-40	9./JG 53	2km E Cap Bône
67	13.6.1943	13:24	P-39	9./JG 53	30km NNE Pantellaria
68	25.6.1943	12:06	B-17	9./JG 53	Messina Straits
69	4.7.1943	13:15	B-25	9./JG 53	-
70	5.7.1943	-	Spitfire	9./JG 53	-
71	6.7.1943	15:15	Spitfire	9./JG 53	5km E Cap Passero
72	9.7.1943	14:34	Boston	9./JG 53	4km S Gela
73	10.7.1943	19:35	Spitfire	9./JG 53	5km NE Syracuse
74	11.7.1943	11:25	P-38	9./JG 53	15km S Pachino
75	11.7.1943	13:15	P-38	9./JG 53	10km SW Catania

Victories : 75
Awards : Ehrenpokal (26 October 1942)
                Ritterkreuz (2 October 1942)
Units : Erpr.Gr. 210, JG 53